Chris Barton

Founder, Original CEO, & Board Director — Shazam

Founder of Shazam, the music app that’s been downloaded over 2 billion times, and later became one of Apple’s largest acquisitions. When Chris came up with the idea to identify music out of thin air, everyone said it was impossible. He then embarked on a journey to make it possible through not just one, but many innovations. Chris has continued to invent new things and learn from amazing innovators during 8 years at Google, 4 years at Dropbox, and as founder of his new company, Guard.