Thomas Borwick
The Hon. Thomas James Robert Borwick (born 1987), is a British SEO strategist, CEO and digital influencer.[1] A member of the Conservative Party,[2] Borwick provided tech support for the successful Vote Leave campaign.[3]
Life
[edit]The second son of Lord and Lady Borwick,[4] his father (Jamie) sits in the House of Lords[5] and his mother (Victoria), was an MP (2015–17).[6]
Borwick read economics and finance at the University of Richmond, Virginia, graduating BA, BS,[7] before pursuing further studies at London Business School (MBA).
He first joined Killik & Co, before founding his own company, Kanto Systems, in 2012.[8] Borwick worked for Cambridge Analytica and AggregateIQ, and was chief technology officer for Vote Leave before creating the campaigning group 3rd Party Ltd for influencing the outcome of the 2019 United Kingdom general election.[6] Borwick ran targeted Facebook advertisements calling for the electorate to vote Green, possibly to divide the anti-Conservative vote. However, given that these ads were run both in swing (Plymouth) and non-swing constituencies (Oxford), the campaign may also have been intended for harvesting data on Green Party supporters.[9]
Borwick has also operated numerous other tech companies, including Disruptive Communications Ltd, which he started in partnership with Douglas Carswell, former UKIP MP;[1] and Voter Consultancy Ltd, whose micro-targeting of Facebook Ads allegedly precipitated unforeseen death threats against Remainer MPs[10] and led to a subsequent investigation by the Information Commissioner's Office.[11]
Assaulted by three women at a London KFC outlet in 2015,[12] Borwick was critical of KFC's door security, who could assist only by escorting him and his girlfriend from the premises.[13]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b O'Toole, Fintan. "Abortion fake-news firestorm heading our way". The Irish Times. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ www.twocitiesconservatives.org.uk
- ^ www.voteleavetakecontrol.org
- ^ www.burkespeerage.com
- ^ www.parliament.uk
- ^ a b Geoghegan, Peter. "Revealed: Former Vote Leave data chief accused of pro-Tory 'disinformation'". Open Democracy. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ www.alumni.richmond.edu
- ^ "Analysing Borwick". The Steeple Times. 17 April 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ Evelyn, Rupert (27 November 2019). "Former Chief Technology Officer for Leave campaign found to be placing Facebook ads pretending to be from Green Party". ITV News.
- ^ Murphy, Joe. "Cambridge Analytic bragged: We have vast data for Brexit vote". The Evening Standard. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ Rogan, Aaron; Coyne, Ellen. "Agency hired by abortion group grilled over Brexit". The Times. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ "British MP's son beaten unconscious by girl gang". Deccan Chronicle. 12 July 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ Twomey, John (11 July 2015). "MP's son criticises bouncers after being beaten up by girl thugs as he waited to buy KFC". The Daily Express. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- Living people
- 1987 births
- Younger sons of barons
- University of Richmond alumni
- Alumni of London Business School
- Social media influencers
- Conservatism in the United Kingdom
- Data scientists
- Businesspeople in information technology
- British technology chief executives
- Chief technology officers
- Search engine optimization consultants