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Thomas Dohmke | Profile
Profile at a glance
Thomas Dohmke is the founder and CEO of Entire, a developer platform for human-agent collaboration. He was GitHub CEO from 2021 to 2025 and oversaw launches of GitHub Copilot, Copilot Workspace and GitHub Models. GitHub’s official biography confirms his PhD in mechanical engineering from the University of Glasgow.
Source verification date: · Current role and Entire’s launch financing follow the company announcement. GitHub’s 2025 departure post supplies his former CEO dates, product launches and degree. Sources do not disclose a degree date or a specific Atlassian title.
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Key facts
| Current role | Founder and CEO of Entire |
|---|---|
| GitHub | CEO from 2021 to 2025 |
| Developer tools | Oversaw launches of GitHub Copilot, Copilot Workspace and GitHub Models |
| Education | PhD in Mechanical Engineering, University of Glasgow |
Experience
His career centers on developer tools and AI-assisted software development: GitHub leadership through 2025, then founding Entire.
Career and roles
- Entire · Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Current in the company’s 2026 team profile; start date not disclosed · Building a developer platform for collaboration between people and AI agents.
- GitHub · Chief Executive Officer
2021–2025 · Oversaw launches of GitHub Copilot, Copilot Workspace and GitHub Models.
- Atlassian · Developer-tools experience; specific title not stated
Before Entire; dates not disclosed · Entire’s launch announcement describes developer-tool experience at GitHub and Atlassian but does not specify his Atlassian title.
Education
- University of Glasgow
PhD in Mechanical Engineering
Milestones
- 2025
Left GitHub after serving as CEO from 2021 to 2025 to found another company.
Public record
- During his GitHub CEO tenure, he oversaw launches of GitHub Copilot, Copilot Workspace and GitHub Models.
- Entire announced a $60 million seed round at a $300 million valuation. This is company financing, not a measure of Dohmke’s personal investment performance.
Sources
- 1. Former GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke launches Entire · Entire
Former GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke today announced the launch of Entire, a new developer platform designed for human-agent collaboration, backed by a $60 million seed round at a $300 million valuation. Entire is remote-first and globally distributed, with experience building developer tools at GitHub and Atlassian.
- 2. Auf Wiedersehen, GitHub · The GitHub Blog
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.