ERIK CHARLTON

Entrepreneur, Explorer, Idea generator, Marketer, Parent

Erik Charlton leads sales and marketing at Nest Labs. On any given weekend, you can find Erik in his garage, trying to wire up some sort of new video system for one of his rockets. Because of his passion for portable technology, rocketry and interest in improving elementary school education in the U.S., Erik has been an enthusiastic supporter of the Rocket Mavericks charter. He also currently serves on the Board of the Philips Brooks School in Menlo Park, California, and has served on the Board of the Stanford University Graduate School of Business Alumni Association. Prior to joining Logitech, Erik co-founded Jarna, Inc., a wireless synchronization technology company that was acquired by Visto Corp. in 2003. Erik holds a B.S. and B.A. from Stanford University, a M.M. from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business, and is certified Tripoli L3.

Thermostats, Rockets, The Arctic, Twins, Technologies

Parenting Twins, Product Design & Development, Rocketry