Tom Kalil

Thomas Amadeus Kalil (born October 4, 1963) is an expert on technology and innovation policy. In May 2024, he founded and became the CEO of Renaissance Philanthropy. He was previously the chief innovation officer at Schmidt Futures. He earned a bachelor's degree in political science and international economics from the University of Wisconsin at Madison. Kalil completed graduate work at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. Kalil worked in the issues departments on two Democratic presidential campaigns, 1988 and 1992. His work included writing position papers and briefing the candidate on a wide range of policy issues, experiences he later described as being "like boot camp for policy wonks."

Before entering government, Kalil was a trade specialist at the Washington offices of Dewey Ballantine. There, he represented the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) on technology policy and U.S.-Japan trade issues. In this capacity he was principal staffer to Gordon Moore, then chair of the SIA Technology Committee.

Kalil was the chief innovation officer at Schmidt Futures from 2017 to 2024.

Kalil is now the CEO of Renaissance Philanthropy. He is the brother of behavioral economist Ariel Kalil.