Venture Capital

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Data Science

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About Thomas

WR Hambrecht+Co

Partner, Chief Technology Officer

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For more than a decade Thomas has worked with renowned investor William Hambrecht in using data science to find and fund disruptive companies.

Creator/Developer, MESE®

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The MESE® computing system provides unique insights into businesses that disclose little or no public data about their financial or commercial status. Since 2008 it has helped guide billions of dollars in venture capital, innovation, M&A and related growth initiatives.

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Formerly, Thomas used data science to guide growth investments at Intel and led a joint R&D effort at the Harvard Business School with Professor Clayton Christensen to develop predictive statistical models for early stage innovation. He also helped found a business in the high performance computing industry that was acquired. 

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Growing up in Honduras, Bolivia, India, Nepal and Indonesia, Thomas believes innovation decision making is one of the most far-reaching and poorly understood determinants of social wellbeing. He also believes data science is critical to better innovation decisions worldwide. 

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He engages audiences of all sizes at conferences, keynotes and  executive forums.

Popular speaking topics include:

• How to predict if new business will survive or fail

• What data is un-teaching decision makers about innovation

• Using data to analyze markets (when there isn't any data) 

Key audiences:

• Boards and C-suites

• Innovation Leaders

• Government and Development Agencies

In The Media

Read some of the articles here.