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Timothy Quinn

Operationally-Focused Technology Leader | ​Cybersecurity & Data Scientist | ​Serial Entrepreneur & Advisor | ​Auth CA & US

About Me

Experienced CTO and COO with a track record of scaling deeptech B2B technology startups in regulated and impact-driven sectors. Creator of high-performance technical and product teams, and architect of data-intensive platforms. Intimately involved in product design, market strategy and roadmap execution. Advisor, instructor and speaker at technology conferences around the world. Interviewed by New Scientist, MIT Technology Review, Wired, Foreign Policy, BBC and the CBC's The National.

Jurisdiction

Canada | United States | United Kingdom | Ireland | Switzerland | Netherlands

Experience

Seniority LevelC-Suite
Years of Experience20+ years
Current StatusActive
Chief Operating OfficerBigFilter.AI
2025 - Present

BigFilter leverages a team of linguistic and AI experts to create cybersecurity tools and strategies which help organizations secure human endpoints. As COO, I interface across product, strategy and engineering stakeholders, focusing primarily on product and systems design, process optimization, IP strategy, financial modeling, regulatory compliance and roadmap alignment.

Executive DirectorDark Data Project
2020 - Present

I founded the Dark Data Project to help deobfuscate and analyze problematic datasets, with a particular focus on data stewardship and public governance. Partners include global entities like the UN, ICRC and EU Parliament, as well as smaller NGOs tackling difficult domestic social problems.

Director, Global Supply Chain ImpactsMorninstar Sustainalytics
2020 - 2023

Following OMX's acquisition by Morningstar, I led the technology development and operations team responsible for tracking socioeconomic and sustainability indicators within global supply chains, focusing on the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) performance of public and private organizations.

Chief Technology OfficerOMX
2012 - 2019

As CTO, I helped build a strong market leader with depth of expertise in the downstream economic impacts of global procurement, particularly within aerospace and other heavily regulated industries. I hired and led our technology team; oversaw product design, partnership integrations and technical capital strategy; developed and implemented our economic impact modeling algorithm; and stepped in as COO from 2014 to 2017.

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Languages

English