Dr. Ge Wang Co-Founder, CTO, and Chief Creative Officer homepage | twitter	Ge is an Assistant Professor at Stanford University, at the Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA). He holds a PhD in Computer Science from Princeton University and a BS in Computer Science from Duke University. Ge is the creator and chief architect of the ChucK audio programming language, and is the founding director of the Stanford Laptop Orchestra (SLOrk) and of the Stanford Mobile Phone Orchestra (MoPhO).
Spencer Salazar Software Architect	Spencer was previously with MOTO Development Group. Spencer received a BS in Computer Science from Princeton University, and assisted Ge and the Princeton Sound Lab with the development of the ChucK audio programming language. Spencer is the author of the miniAudicle, a graphical environment for ChucK.
Michael Earhart VP, Marketing	Mike has worked in marketing at companies ranging from HP and Oracle to smaller start-ups. His favorite app is Ocarina, and he has the two smartest dogs in the world.
Arnaud Berry Senior Software Engineer	Arnaud was co-founder of Eovia Corp where he developed the award winning and easy to use 3D modeling, animation and rendering software called Carrara. Arnaud received a MS in mathematics and computer science from the ENSEEIHT engineering school in Toulouse, France.
David Cowan Board of Directors	David studied computer science and math at Harvard, and joined Bessemer Venture Partners in 1992. David co-founded Verisign in 1995, and led the venture rounds in about 20 other startups that have gone public. David likes tennis, chess, scrabble, singing, and playing Ocarina with his kids.
Tom Lieber Developer	Tom likes fast cars, faster women and always giving 110% to everything he does. His genius is evident in everything he touches, and everyone at the company worships him.
Ryan Pfenninger Director of Finance and Operations	Prior to joining Smule, Ryan was a senior program manager and financial analyst for PlayFirst where he built the company's business intelligence capabilities and optimized game production. In a prior life, Ryan was a securities analyst, concentrating on financial institutions. Ryan received a BS and MS in information systems from Indiana University.
Dr. Perry Cook Advisor and Consultant	Perry is a Professor of Computer Science, jointly in Music, at Princeton University, where he runs the Princeton Sound Lab. A recognized expert in computer audio, Perry co-developed ChucK with Ge (and others) at Princeton. Perry is also the co-founder of PLOrk (the Princeton Laptop Orchestra). Perry received his PhD and MS in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University, a BS in Electrical Engineering and a BA in Music from the University of Missouri in Kansas City.
Alex Kishinevsky Software Architect	Since receiving his Computer Science degree from the University of Kansas, Alex has been designing and creating software. Most recently, Alex led the enterprise messaging development effort at Axway.
Tricia Heath Graphic Designer	Tricia loves art and creative design and really really loves Pocket God.
David Zhu Director of Engineering	David was previously an associate at Morgan Stanley where he oversaw their mobile computing technology development. David received a BS in Computer Science from Stanford University.
Jeff Smith CEO and Co-Founder	Jeff is currently pursuing a PhD in Computer Music at Stanford University. He previously received a BS in Computer Science at Stanford University. In between Stanford and Stanford, Jeff co-founded and ran an email security software company which he took public on the Nasdaq and grew to $50M in sales before stepping down as CEO. Jeff is the co-author of sixteen patents in the field of email security. Read more by Jeff on his blog at http://ridingeast.blogspot.com/.
The Mule (aka Turner Kirk) Field Marketing Manager	The Mule received his MA in Music, Science, and Technology from Stanford University and CCRMA, and his BS in Music Engineering Technology from the University of Miami.
Jim Routh VP, Business Development	Jim has over 18 years experience in business development, sales, and product management with software, web services, cloud based ventures. After 7 years at Apple in various product and business development roles, he joined his first start-up in 1997 and found he was much more comfortable with the organized chaos that comes with building an early stage company so it has been start-ups ever since.
Rebecca Fiebrink Funkadelic Programistress	Rebecca is a PhD student in Computer Science at Princeton University, where she studies music information retrieval and computer music performance. A classically trained flutist as well as a software nerd, she holds a BA in Music and a BS in Computer Science Engineering from The Ohio State University and an MA in Music Technology from McGill University.
Dr. Jonathan Berger Advisor and Consultant	Jonathan is a Professor of Music at Stanford University’s Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA). Jonathan received a DMA in Music Composition from Stanford University, and an MFA from the California Institute of the Arts. Jonathan’s compositions can be heard on Sony Classical, Harmonia Mundi, and other labels.
Chris Hollenbeck Board of Directors	Chris is a partner at Granite Ventures where he invests in all manner of software companies. He received a degree in American Studies from Stanford, and once ran for 7 days across the Moroccan Sahara.
Jillian Segal Copywriter	Jillian is a freelance copywriter. Previously she was a marketing director at Staples in Framingham, MA. She received her MBA from Harvard University and her AB in history from Princeton University. Jillian is learning to play the guitar.
Elon Berger Supportmeister	Elon is a Divemaster with 13 years of diving experience. He plays the bass and is learning to play the Persian setar. He's currently pursuing a degree in Political Science at San Jose State University with a minor in knitting.
Rob Hamilton Senior Design Engineer	Rob is a PhD candidate at Stanford University's CCRMA specializing in the interactions between musical form and software-based control systems. With a background in musical composition and software engineering, Rob holds a BA in Music and Cognitive Science from Dartmouth College, an MM in Computer Music Composition from the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University, and an MA in Music, Science and Technology from Stanford University.

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