Employees

James Lawn - Co-Founder & CEO
Bronwyn Kunhardt - Co-Founder & Managing Director
Toby Mostyn - Product Director
Edie Lush - Sales & Marketing Director
Eric Loewe - Senior Analyst & Engagement Manager

Advisory Board

James Lawn - Co-Founder & CEO

James co-founded Polecat with co-conspirator Bronwyn in 2007. James was previously Microsoft's Head of Innovation in the UK where he worked with the software development industry, entrepreneurs, investors, academia and the Government. James was one of the youngest senior officers in the Royal Air Force and still claims he can fly a plane. James holds a Masters Degree in Information Systems, during which he won the Fujitsu Innovation Award for the development of a genetic algorithm to optimise telecommunications networks and a Bachelors Degree in Optoelectronics from University College London.

Bronwyn Kunhardt - Co-Founder & Managing Director

Bronwyn co-founded Polecat in 2007 with James. Bronwyn was previously Director of Citizenship and Diversity at Microsoft UK where she focused on technical, policy and communications strategies to improve the societal impact of Microsoft in the UK. She is also Chief Anthropologist Polecat thanks to her MA in Development and Anthropology. She is not Chief Polecat Theologist despite a BA in Theology. She is however still interested in whether Heidegger was right and that the social character of man can be measured by his use of technology.

Toby Mostyn - Product Director

Toby is Head of Product, Chieftain of Development and Principal Poet. When not finessing algorithms he's also completing a PhD at UCL. His favourite book is Learn Java in 7 days (because he learned it in 5). He's lived in South America and Spain and can make divine dulce de leche and sangria as a result. Before morphing into a Polecat Toby worked at Experian, Helpshire, the Institute of Dev Studies and the Clear Thinking Group. He holds an MSc in Software Engineering which he achieved with Distinction, and has every possible qualification to do with computers you'd expect. He also is a killer on the rugby field.

Edie Lush - Sales & Marketing Director

Edie is a reformed journalist, having worked for the Spectator, Week Magazine, Bloomberg TV and Hub Culture, amongst others. She's reported on everything from technology & entrepreneurs to currencies and bonds. She also worked for UBS and Hedge Fund Omega Advisors as a political analyst and once knew a very great deal about something called the Conversion Trade before European Monetary Union. She has a Masters in International Relations from Yale University and a BA in Political Science from UCLA. She runs exactly one marathon a year, after which she lies down for a week in a dark room.

Eric Loewe - Senior Analyst and Engagement Manager

As Senior Analyst and Engagement Manager, Eric touches most parts of the business, applying MeaningMine's software to address customer's information needs and questions. He runs the San Francisco office and the analyst team. Eric has previously held a number of impressive roles including Senior Research Analyst at RampRate and Senior Strategy Adviser and Product Manager at Co-Thrive. He has been trusted to help sell and deliver to companies like Microsoft, Sun, Visa, Sony and JohnsonDiversey. His work for JohnsonDiversey saved the company over $10 million and was, "the most valuable piece of consulting we've ever bought." Eric holds a B.S. in Economics, Santa Clara University (1999-2002), is a published author on the economics, archaeology & construction of California Missions and the only Polecat to own an actual cat.