Thom Vaughan

Thom is a seasoned technologist with over 20 years of experience, based in London, UK. He has led numerous large-scale machine learning and data infrastructure projects at FAAMG companies, driving innovation in areas such as recommendation systems, natural language processing, computational linguistics, and scalable model deployment. In addition to his industry work, Thom is an active maintainer of several Open Source software repositories, with a focus on tooling, reproducibility, and developer productivity.

Beyond engineering, Thom contributes to policy research and standards development, participating in international working groups and advisory boards to shape responsible technology governance. A committed advocate for Open Source Software, Thom promotes transparency, collaboration, and community-driven development.

He is fluent in English and Swedish and collaborates with teams and communities across Europe and North America.