Thomas has held a number of leadership roles across multiple functions in clean energy and technology. Before founding Derapi, he was the Director of Innovation at Union Labs, a seed-stage VC firm. Prior to Union Labs, Thomas held Product Management roles at AutoGrid (now part of Uplight) and Enphase Energy. Thomas began his career as an integrated circuit designer at Barcelona Design, and has held roles at McKinsey & Company, Strategen Consulting, and was an IEEE-USA Congressional Fellow. He holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University.