Lazar currently serves as the chairman for the Raspberry Pi Foundation and co-founder & General Partner at Enza Capital.
[4] Lazar graduated in Computer science from the University of the Witwatersrand and then completed an MSc in that subject and a DPhil in History at Balliol College, Oxford, where he was a Rhodes Scholar.
[10] Since leaving his roles at Metaswitch, Lazar has focused heavily on investing in both UK technology companies and also African-based startups through Enza Capital.
[11][12] He also works closely with a number of institutions to support competitions for African startups and engineering innovations.
[17] In 2016, Lazar was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) by Queen Elizabeth II in the 2016 Birthday Honours for services to the engineering industry.