General counsels often say they were lured in house largely because it afforded them
the opportunity to get close to the business side of a company's operations. Craig
Shelburne took that mentality a step further by co-founding Santa Barbara-based Sonos
Inc.
Before the general counsel role even formally existed at the company, Shelburne volunteered
to serve as Sonos' chief financial officer, much to the bemusement of h... (continued)