Thomas Dohmke
Fascinated by software development since his childhood in Germany, Thomas Dohmke has built a career building tools to accelerate developer happiness. Previously, Thomas was the Chief Executive Officer of GitHub (2021-2025) where he oversaw the rise of the world’s most widely adopted AI developer tools—including the launches of GitHub Copilot, Copilot Workspace, and GitHub Models. Thomas has also been a celebrated TED speaker and holds a PhD in mechanical engineering from University of Glasgow, UK.