Tom Garnett
Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder
Refute
Before Refute, Tom joined Ripjar in 2017 as an early member, and went on to run its government and cybersecurity business as the company’s headcount grew to 160. As a member of Ripjar’s senior leadership team, he built, sold, and delivered products to large commercial organisations and the public sector.
Prior to that, Tom ran BAE Systems’ national security business in Oman. There, he managed a multinational team building complex solutions to tackle criminal activity. He began his career in UK national security at Detica (later acquired by BAE Systems), focused on counter-terrorism solutions after 9/11 and the July 2015 London attacks. He studied Electronic Engineering at Cambridge University.