James Hom

James Hom is a Co-founder and the Chief Product Officer of SoundHound, where he directs all product development and strategy. He earned his Bachelors Degree in Computer Science from Stanford University and has been instrumental in shaping the company’s product vision since its inception.

He is driven by the vision of making human interaction with technology as natural as speaking, a goal he pursues through advancing conversational AI. He has led partnerships with major companies like Snapchat and Pandora to integrate SoundHounds voice technology.

An early version of SoundHound’s technology was conceived by James for a Stanford business competition before he co-founded the company.