Who is the Co-Chief Executive Officer of Spotify?

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Gustav Söderström has been the Co-Chief Executive Officer of Spotify since 2026 and reports to Daniel Ek. Gustav reached the role after 5 tracked posts, most recently Co-Chief Executive Officer and Director at Spotify. He was previously co-president and chief product and technology officer, in charge of global product and technology strategy across the product, design, data and engineering teams. Gustav studied at M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology. Gustav is one of 6 tracked leaders at the company.

Gustav Söderström profile

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Gustav Söderström
Co-Chief Executive Officer, Spotify
Co-chief executive officer and director since January 1, 2026; at Spotify since 2009

Gustav Söderström has been co-chief executive officer of Spotify and a member of its board since January 1, 2026, alongside Alex Norström. He joined Spotify in 2009. In 2003 he founded Kenet Works, which built community software for mobile phones, and ran it as chief executive until Yahoo! acquired it in 2006; he then led product and business development for Yahoo! Mobile until 2009. He is a seed investor and a founder of 13th Lab, later acquired by Oculus.

Education
M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Reports to
Daniel Ek
Email
••••@newsroom.spotify.com

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Gustav Söderström career history

  • Co-Chief Executive Officer and Director, SpotifyJanuary 2026 to present
  • Co-President, Chief Product and Technology Officer, SpotifyUntil December 2025
  • Product and technology leadership roles, SpotifyFrom 2009
  • Director of Product and Business Development, Yahoo! Mobile, Yahoo!2006 to 2009
  • Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Kenet Works2003 to 2006

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Other leaders at Spotify

LeaderEmailProfile
ANAlex NorströmCo-Chief Executive Officer ••••@newsroom.spotify.com Profile →
DEDaniel EkDaniel EkFounder and Executive Chairman ••••@newsroom.spotify.com Profile →
CLChristian LuigaChief Financial Officer ••••@newsroom.spotify.com Profile →
DJDustee JenkinsChief Public Affairs Officer ••••@newsroom.spotify.com Profile →
ALAnna LundströmChief Human Resources Officer ••••@newsroom.spotify.com Profile →

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Who is Gustav Söderström?

Gustav Söderström is the Co-Chief Executive Officer of Spotify (as of 2026-10-22). Co-chief executive officer and director since January 1, 2026; at Spotify since 2009. You can see their background and career history above.

What is Gustav Söderström's background?

Gustav Söderström has been co-chief executive officer of Spotify and a member of its board since January 1, 2026, alongside Alex Norström. He was previously co-president and chief product and technology officer, in charge of global product and technology strategy across the product, design, data and engineering teams. He joined Spotify in 2009. In 2003 he founded Kenet Works, which built community software for mobile phones, and ran it as chief executive until Yahoo! acquired it in 2006; he then led product and business development for Yahoo! Mobile until 2009. He is a seed investor and a founder of 13th Lab, later acquired by Oculus.

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Who does Gustav Söderström report to?

Gustav Söderström reports to Daniel Ek. See the full org chart on the Spotify executives page.