Thompson Paine

Thompson Paine has a diverse range of work experience spanning several industries and roles. Most recently, they worked at Anthropic, a company focused on developing large-scale AI systems and studying their safety properties. Prior to that, they were at Stripe, where they served as the Head of Product Experience Operations (PXO) and led teams in scaling and incubating tooling, automation, and operations for banking products. Additionally, they worked on the Stripe Atlas platform, which supports the launch of startups globally.

Thompson also has experience in academia, having co-authored a paper on the US-China tech race as part of a project at Stanford University's Technology and Public Policy Project. Thompson also held leadership roles at Quizlet, a widely-used platform in education, where they were responsible for various aspects of business strategy, product, international expansion, business development, and more.

Before their time at Quizlet, Thompson had roles at Apple, Morrison & Foerster LLP, the US Trade Representative, and the U.S. Department of State. Thompson began their career as an English teacher at No. 79 Middle School and Aston School. Overall, their work experience showcases a strong background in technology, product, strategy, operations, and international relations.

Thompson Paine has a diverse education history. Thompson holds a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from Stanford Law School and a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) degree from Stanford University Graduate School of Business. Their studies at Peking University focused on Chinese legal studies as an exchange student at the PKU Law School. Thompson also obtained a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Political Science and Asian Studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Additionally, they spent time as an exchange student at the University of Otago, where they studied Asian Studies, with a focus on history, politics, and film.