Ian Rogers

Ian C. Rogers (born 1972) is the former CEO of the Beats Music service.

Early life and education
Rogers was raised in and learned BASIC programming on an Apple II. He graduated from in 1990 and received a bachelors degree in computer science from  in 1994.

Career
In September 1993, Rogers became the the webmaster for the rap group. In November 1998, he became the webmaster of, which was acquired by AOL. In December 2003, he joined as the VP and general manager of music. Rogers left in April 2008 to become the CEO of.

Beats and Apple
Rogers joined Beats Music in January 2013 as its CEO, replacing David Hyman, who had been terminated in November 2012. After parent company Beats Electronics was acquired by Apple in 2014, his responsibilities included iTunes Radio, which he replaced with Beats 1. In August 2014, he became the senior director of Apple Music, which was launched on June 30, 2015. However, he resigned from Apple in August 2015 to join a "Europe-based company in an unrelated industry".

After Apple
In October 2015, Rogers joined luxury brand as its chief digital officer. He left the role in December 2020, while remaining on as an adviser. In January 2021, he joined company Ledger as its chief experience officer.