Jim Haughwout (pronounced "how-it"), is the Head of Infrastructure & Operations as Spotify. He is passionate about creating technology that let people discover new items of interest, do things they have never been able to do before and overcome "unsolvable" problems. He is equally comfortable developing new technology as he is figuring out ways to help people use it to work and live with greater ease. His work has been featured by Fast Company, Network World, ZDNet, Social Media Today, the IBM Press, CIO Magazine, GigaOm, the MIT Enterprise Forum and more.