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Tom Trevethan

Tom Trevethan is currently the CTO of CommerceBlock since August 2018. CommerceBlock‘s public blockchain-based infrastructure enables the distribution, exchange, and storage of tokenized assets and securities.

Prior to joining CommerceBlock in March 2018 as Head of Engineering, Tom is an R & D Specialist at nChain whose main focus is on research and development in cryptography, distributed systems, and blockchain technology.

Current Work

CTOCommerceBlock

Previous Work

Head Of EngineeringCommerceBlock
Mar 2018 – Aug 2018
R & D SpecialistnChain
Nov 2016 – Mar 2018
Research FellowUniversity of Surrey
Nov 2011 – Nov 2016
Assistant ProfessorTohoku University
Jan 2009 – Nov 2011

Education

King's College LondonPhD, Physics
2002 – 2005
UCLMSCi, Physics
1998 – 2002
✎ Last updated Aug. 4, 2026