About
Software engineer, business leader and angel investor; cofounder, General Partner and Limited Partner at Enza Capital. Former CEO and Chairman of Metaswitch Networks (sold to Microsoft in 2020), Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, and Chairman of the Raspberry Pi Foundation and What3Words. He works ~2-3 days per week and sits on the Investment Committee.
Experience
- Raspberry Pi FoundationChair Of The Board Of Trusteescurrent2020 — present
- Enza CapitalCo-founder and General Partnercurrent2019 — present
- Royal Academy of EngineeringFellow & Presidentcurrent2011 — present
- KindLinkAdvisorcurrent2016 — present
- what3wordsNon Executive Director and Board Member2016 — 2023
- UnLtdVentures Advisory Board2017 — 2021
- Charity DigitalTrustee2011 — 2020
- techfortradeTrustee2011 — 2019
- Starfish Greathearts FoundationTrustee2011 — 2018London, United Kingdom
- Metaswitch NetworksChairman2015 — 2016
- Metaswitch NetworksCEO2012 — 2015
- Metaswitch NetworksChairman2010 — 2012
- Metaswitch NetworksChief Executive Officer2009 — 2010London, United Kingdom
- Metaswitch NetworksSoftware Engineer, Project Manager, Product Manager, Business Unit Manager1987 — 2009London, United Kingdom; California
Skills & more
Telecommunications64VoIP51Wireless11IP18SIP13Mobile Devices15Product Management31Ethernet5Broadband6Strategic Partnerships17Go-to-market Strategy9Managed Services5
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Network DesignCloud ComputingFrom John's professional profile.
Colleagues at Enza Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is John Lazar?
- Software engineer, business leader and angel investor; cofounder, General Partner and Limited Partner at Enza Capital. Former CEO and Chairman of Metaswitch Networks (sold to Microsoft in 2020), Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, and Chairman of the Raspberry Pi Foundation and What3Words. He works ~2-3 days per week and sits on the Investment Committee.
- Where does John Lazar work?
- John Lazar is Founder & General Partner at Enza Capital.
- Where did John Lazar go to school?
- John Lazar studied at University of Oxford (M.Sc, D.Phil); University of the Witwatersrand (B.Sc Hons, Computer Science).
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