Blaise Thomson

Blaise Thomson is the CEO and Co-Founder of Bitfount. Prior to Bitfount, they were the Head of Cambridge, UK Engineering Office at Apple. Blaise was also the CEO and Founder of VocalIQ Limited and a Research Fellow at the University of Cambridge. Thomson started their career as an Actuarial Analyst at Wesleyan Assurance Society.

Blaise Thomson has a PhD in Information Engineering from the University of Cambridge, a Master's in Philosophy from King's College London, and an MPhil in Computer Speech Text and Internet Technologies from the University of Cambridge. Blaise also has a Diploma in Actuarial Techniques from the Faculty of Actuaries and a BSc(Hons) in Pure Mathematics from the University of Cape Town. Finally, they have a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Pure Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, and Actuarial Science from the University of Cape Town.

Some direct reports include Daniella Currie - Operations Manager, Naaman Tammuz - CPO & Co-Founder, and Matthew Seigel - Head, Engineering.