Thomas Andersen is a Vice President, AI and Machine Learning at Synopsys Inc. He possess expertise in software. Colleagues describe him as "Thomas has an exceptional understanding of the place and route flow for digital design. He has an excellent understranding of the overall flow as well all the details of the underlying algorithms - a rare combination. At Magma, he started as an R&D member of the synthesis/optimization team and grew in to managing the complete netlist-to-gdsII flow. Thomas was instrumental in the development and deployment of Talus as it was rolled out to Magma's WW customer base. He was also responsible for managing all competitive benchmarks for Magma's Design Implementation Business Unit over that time. In the process he built a very strong product engineering team with presence in US, Europe, India and China. I wish him success in his post-Magma endeavors." and "Thomas is an extremely talented fire-juggler and cat herder who keeps his cool when chaos roams. With contagious motivation, he always makes sure the right things get done first.Thomas has a perfect blend of SW development, IC design, customer interaction, and management skills, proving that he is a true multidisciplinary who would excel in any high level position in the high-tech industry."