Thomas Reardon (born 1969) is an American computational neuroscientist and the CEO and co-founder of CTRL-labs.
[9] Reardon was one of the earliest advocates and influencers of HTML4, CSS, and XML, designing the first commercial implementations of these languages.
Reardon expressed disillusionment with Microsoft after the Netscape ordeal, ultimately deciding to leave to start a wireless networking startup called Avogadro.
[10] Reardon later joined OpenWave, a mobile software company, where he served as general manager and then vice president, finally being appointed chief technology officer, a post he held until 2004.
[1] In 2008, Reardon graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Columbia University with a B.A.
[1] Reardon began the address quoting "my favorite Roman philosopher" Seneca in Latin: "What matters most is whether one is extending one's life or merely delaying one's death".
He again recounted the experience with Freeman Dyson, being encouraged to further explore his high school interest in Latin: "Oh, yes you must – read Tacitus.
[15] The flagship device of CTRL-labs has been called an "API for the brain"[3] by TechCrunch and a "wristband to let human beings control machines with their minds" by CNBC.