Thomas Dohmke (born 1978) is a German software developer and business executive. He is best known as the former CEO of GitHub Inc. after the November 2021 resignation of Nat Friedman.^[1] He co-founded HockeyApp, which was acquired by Microsoft in 2014.^[2][3]

Early life and education

Dohmke was born in East Berlin and studied computer engineering at Technische Universität Berlin, earning a Diplom-Ingenieur degree.^[4] He later completed a PhD in mechanical engineering at the University of Glasgow.^[5][6]

Career

After previously serving as Chief Product Officer, Dohmke became CEO of Github in November 2021, replacing former CEO Nat Friedman.^[7] He served as CEO until 2025.^[8]

In August 2025, he announced his leave from CEO of GitHub at the end of the year to start a new company.^[2][9] In early 2026 Dohmke announced the launch of the new startup, called Entire.^[10] The company produces tools to merge human and AI-based programming. By February 2026 Entire was valued at $300 million.^[11]

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