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About

Thomas Blood

I work at the intersection of technology, sustainability, and organisational change. I’ve been a data analyst, a technologist, and an environmentalist since before any of those labels felt like career choices.

I spent nine years at Amazon Web Services as Principal Strategic Advisor and Enterprise Strategist, and latterly as its Commercial Sector Sustainability Leader for EMEA. I left in July 2026 and now advise enterprises independently. Here, I write about what happens when historical patterns meet emerging technology.

As co-author of “Reaching Cloud Velocity” (with Jonathan Allen), I’ve distilled practical leadership frameworks for enterprises navigating cloud transformation.

What I Write About

  • Strategy and AI — How specification, character, and judgment hold up as the load-bearing skills in an age of autonomous agents
  • Sustainability — Nature-based solutions, circular economy, and the practical work of environmental transformation
  • Organisational Change — What it takes to move large systems from where they are to where they need to be

Education

  • MA, Information Architecture and International Security (Interdisciplinary)
  • BA, Economic Development and Environmental Studies
  • Graduate Certificate, Sustainability and Circular Economy — Cambridge Judge Business School
  • Graduate Certificate, Identity Management — Naval Postgraduate School

Let’s Connect

This site is where I write. It is not where I take work.

If you are looking for help with any of these topics, you will find me at rhyzegroup.com.