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AI startup founder Thomas Reardon, GS ’08, GSAS ’13, GSAS ’16, elected to board of trustees

Reardon serves as the CEO and co-founder of Flourish, a startup backed by Jeff Bezos that develops energy-efficient AI models based on the human brain.

By Courtesy of / Columbia University

Reardon studied both classics and neuroscience at Columbia and will join 20 other trustees on the University’s board.

By Celine Chien • September 18, 2026 at 2:56 AM

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