Thomas Burns

Thomas Burns is an experienced technology professional with a career spanning over three decades in software engineering and leadership roles. Currently serving as Vice President at MSCI Inc. since June 2010, Thomas has previously held positions including Software Engineer at RiskMetrics Group and Architect at AppNet, Inc. Notable contributions include prototype development for Lear Corp's AutoPC platform and academic collaboration with Iowa State University. Thomas has also worked as a Senior Software Engineer at Arbor Intelligent Systems, where involvement included consulting work for notable clients such as Ford and Lucent Technologies, in addition to internal product development. Early career experience at Texas Instruments focused on machine control software and real-time embedded systems. Thomas holds a BA with double majors in Computer Science/Math and Physics from Bridgewater College, completed in 1987.