Thomas Pays
Thomas Pays is an entrepreneur and operator who has spent more than two decades challenging established models and building ventures at scale. As Chairman of WellNest Gold Inc., he is focused on making next-generation medicine and longevity more accessible through disciplined innovation and lasting human impact.
Key highlights
- Built and successfully exited multiple ventures, with products reaching more than 118 countries across 5 continents
- Helped scale platforms to tens of millions of users, almost US$400 million in monthly volume and a US$48 million minority stake growth investment
- Worked alongside regulators and industry bodies to modernise frameworks and expand access for millions of people
- Led teams supporting bursaries, disaster relief, entrepreneur mentorship and zero-fee charitable giving
Executive education
- Harvard Business School
- Stanford Graduate School of Business
- MIT
Thomas Pays is a founder and operator who has spent more than two decades questioning established models and building new solutions around difficult, often overlooked problems. Across several ventures and successful exits, the businesses he helped build expanded to more than 118 countries, reached tens of millions of people, almost US$400 million in monthly volume and a US$48 million minority growth investment led by a global technology group. He has also worked alongside regulators and industry bodies to help modernise frameworks, remove barriers and broaden access for millions.
For Thomas, scale has always been a means to create wider impact. Teams he has led have supported bursaries, disaster relief, entrepreneur mentorship and zero-fee charitable giving, reflecting his belief that entrepreneurship carries a responsibility to give back to the communities it serves. As Chairman of WellNest Gold Inc., he brings the same curiosity, discipline and purpose to a new frontier, challenging convention and helping make advanced medicine, intelligent technology and longevity innovation more accessible, personal and human.