Chris Gorog is Chairman and Chief Executive Office of Napster. Mr. Gorog's career spans many aspects of the media and entertainment industry and its convergence with technology. He is responsible for building Napster into one of the top digital music services in the industry.

In 2002, Gorog led the acquisition of Napster, the original peer to peer file sharing service, and re-launched the game changing brand in 2003 as a legal digital music provider which he took public in 2005. In 2008, Gorog led the company's strategic merger with Best Buy, Inc. Today Napster is acknowledged as a leading innovator in digital music and as the pacesetting pioneer of the music subscription model. The company has established relationships with all of the top music labels in the industry and features one of the largest MP3 catalogs in the world with over seven millions tracks. Napster is currently operating on three continents and continues to expand its global footprint with its mobile music initiatives.

Before the acquisition of Napster, Gorog was Chairman and CEO of Roxio, an industry leader in CD recording and digital media software which he took public in 2001. Prior to joining Roxio, Gorog served as President of New Business Development and Executive Vice President of Group Operations for Universal Studios Recreation Group. Prior to Universal, Gorog was President and CEO of ITC Entertainment Group, a leading independent motion picture and television producer and led a management buy-out of the group's global operations. Before joining ITC, Gorog served as Vice President of Business Affairs for Motion Pictures and Television at The Walt Disney Company.

Mr. Gorog currently serves on the board of NARM, the National Association of Recording Merchandisers, and is a member of the Internet Retailer Advisory Board. Mr. Gorog is also a member of the World Presidents Organization is an alumnus of Young Presidents Organization and is a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. Previously Mr. Gorog has served as a director of House of Blues, a leading North American concert producer and The Guitar Center, the nation's leading music instrument retailer.

Chris Gorog's Playlist
White Summer by The Yardbird
Won't Give In by Finn Brothers
Shine It All Around by Robert Plant and the Strange
Come To Jesus by Mindy Smith
Thinking by Fred Eaglesmith
The Girl You left Me For by Deana Carter
Jagged (LP Version) by Old 97's
It's Harder Now by Wilson Pickett
Walking Tall by Paul Rodgers
Zenland by Eric Johnson

From January 2004 until now, President of Napster, Mr. Duea is responsible for all international activities, including acting as a Board member to Napster Japan (a joint venture with Tower Records Japan), overseeing the business development activities of the company on a worldwide basis, including Napster Mobile, and helping define the strategic direction of the Napster service. He reports directly to Napster's CEO and Chairman, Chris Gorog.

From May 2003 to January 2004, Mr. Duea served as Vice President, Worldwide Business Development for Roxio, Inc. (now known as Napster, Inc.), where he was responsible for all business development efforts for the company, including those for Napster.

During this time as VP, Worldwide Business Development at Roxio, Mr. Duea focused on Napster's international expansion effort and the formulation of strategic partnerships, including those with Samsung Electronics, Intel, and Gateway. He was an integral member of the transaction team for the acquisition and integration of pressplay (a music subscription joint venture between Sony Music Entertainment and Universal Music Group) and certain assets from VUNet Tech. Prior to his joint duties with Napster and Roxio, from May 2002 to May 2003, Mr. Duea served Roxio as Vice President Worldwide OEM Sales and from February 2001 to May 2002 as Vice President of Business Development. His success in these positions has earned him a reputation as a leader in the initiation and development of global OEM and strategic partnerships. Mr. Duea was instrumental in securing and managing Roxio's strategic partnerships with, among others, Microsoft, RealNetworks, Intel, EMI, pressplay and Audible.com. Mr. Duea also led the acquisition and integration of MGI Software, which brought the #1 consumer photo and video editing products into Roxio's digital media portfolio.

Prior to joining Roxio, Mr. Duea served as the Vice President, Corporate Development for PeopleSupport, Inc., a leading provider of integrated e-customer relationship management solutions, where he raised over $50 million in venture financing, and closed strategic partnerships with industry leaders, such as Hewlett Packard and Siebel Systems, Inc. Mr. Duea, a member of the State Bar of California, acquired significant merger and acquisition experience while serving as a corporate lawyer with the law firm O'Melveny & Myers LLP. He was instrumental in many deals, including the sale of the Los Angeles Dodgers to Fox, a transaction recognized as the "Deal of the Year" by the Los Angeles Business Journal.

Mr. Duea holds a B.A. in Law and Society, High Honors, from University of California at Santa Barbara, a M.B.A. in Finance and International Business, Beta Gamma Sigma, from the University of Southern California, and a J.D., Magna Cum Laude, from the University of San Diego.

Brad Duea’s Playlist
Baby I'm-A Want You (LP Version) by Bread
THE KID IS HOT TONITE by Loverboy
Freedom Of Choice (Album Version) by Devo
Love Reign O'er Me [1996 Remastered Version] by The Who
Love Removal Machine by The Cult
Faithfully by Journey
The Good Stuff by Kenny Chesney
Let Them Be Little by Lonestar
Walkin' In My Father's Shoes by Craig Morgan

Christopher Allen serves as Chief Operating Officer where he is responsible for running the day-to-day business as well as setting strategy and product direction. Allen oversees all operational aspects of the Napster service, including product management, marketing and online sales, research and development, music programming, customer care, content acquisition/clearance/reporting, user experience and design, and business intelligence.

Prior to joining Napster in 2007, Allen served as Vice President, Product Strategy, Design, and Marketing at Blockbuster Online and was responsible for driving the product strategy, design and development of the Blockbuster website and overseeing the online customer experience. The online subscriber base more than doubled from 1.7M to 3.6M in nine months while gross margins increased via retail store integration, improved product mix and availability, and online efficiencies.

Before joining Blockbuster, Allen served as VP of Product Strategy and Marketing at Yahoo! and was responsible for driving the global product vision and managing the strategic product and service roadmap for Yahoo! Music. A seasoned executive with over 13 years of product and marketing experience, Allen oversaw the ad-supported media and premium service lines of business and all aspects of product management and product planning for Yahoo! Music products, services, and emerging platforms.

Allen joined Yahoo! in 2004 with the company's acquisition of Musicmatch. As SVP of Marketing and Strategic Planning at Musicmatch, Allen directed the overall product and consumer marketing strategy, including customer acquisition and retention strategies for premium software and subscription services. Allen managed key consumer marketing initiatives including merchandising, e-commerce, and partner marketing activities as the Musicmatch userbase exploded ten-fold in less than five years. Mr. Allen was also chartered with analyzing future product trends to evaluate integration of digital music services into emerging technologies and devices. During Allen's tenure at Musicmatch, the company received seven consecutive PC Magazine Editors' Choice awards for excellence and countless accolades for leadership in digital music products and services.

Prior to joining Musicmatch in early 2000, Allen was a co-founder and head of product marketing and strategic planning at Kablink, an online photo service company. Previously, Christopher spent more than 10 years in product management at pioneering companies AT&T and NCR working on data warehouse decision support, predictive analysis, and business intelligence/CRM initiatives.

Allen received a B.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Notre Dame, an M.S. in electrical engineering and computer science from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and an M.B.A. from the University of San Diego. He has competed in amateur bodybuilding and for the past 16 years has been volunteering as the head powerlifting coach for local Special Olympics athletes.