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Hadi Patrovi

Hadi is the Senior Vice President of MySpace, which he joined in October of 2009. He previously worked as President of startup iLike.

He established himself as a talented leader during the browser wars where he was Group Program Manager for Internet Explorer. After the release of IE 5.0, Hadi co-founded Tellme Networks and spearheaded the company’s shift from consumer services to enterprise call-center automation and delivering directory and customer-care services for AT&T, FedEx, E*TRADE, and more. Tellme Networks was later acquired by Microsoft (for a reported $800 million). Before joining GarageBand, Hadi was General Manager of MSN.com, where he delivered 30% annual growth and incubated Start.com (now Live.com). Hadi has also served as strategic advisor to numerous startups including The Facebook, Edusoft (acquired by Houghton Mifflin), and 2Web Technologies (now Google Spreadsheets).

A graduate of Harvard University, Hadi enjoys skiing, kayaking, guitar, and grabscrab.

Ali Patrovi

Ali is the SVP of Business Development for MySpace, and is based in San Francisco. He joined MySpace in October of 2009.

He is the former CEO of iLike. Prior to iLike, Ali established himself as an entrepreneur by co-founding LinkExchange, which was acquired by Microsoft for $265 million in 1998. Ali also co-founded “DrinkExchange,” a monthly social event that spread from San Francisco to Washington, London, Tokyo, and Sydney. After leaving Microsoft, Ali co-wrote a feature film and started a band, both of which failed.

In 2002 Ali led the effort to save GarageBand.com from being shut down and has been with the company since. In 2006 Ali recruited his twin brother Hadi to help start iLike, and today they run iLike (which owns GarageBand) together. Ali is an avid music lover and wannabe guitarist.