Chief Technology Officer at The Alan Turing Institute, the UK's national institute for data science and artificial intelligence.

From zero 0️⃣ to AI Unicorn 🦄 at Synthesia - one of the 2024 Forbes AI 50. Defined a new category of technology: AI-driven video communication, used by 47% of the Fortune100 and 55,000+ businesses worldwide. Built R&D from 0 to 65 people across 3 areas (Generative AI, Research Platform, Video Production) in 4 hubs (London, Amsterdam, Munich, Zurich). Scaled from “hey let’s do this” to Series C, 380+ employees and 1 million users. Responsible for research vision, strategy, commercialisation, infrastructure, partnerships and building a focused, connected, high-performance culture.

Pioneered 2D and 3D computer vision tools to accelerate artist workflows in high-end film visual effects. Defined and led multiple product teams (NukeX, Ocula, CaraVR) and research projects ($6M+ funding) focused on driving cutting edge tech from concept to commercial success. The software tools at Foundry are used by every major visual effects studio to create blockbuster movies.