John Lazar (engineer)

Dr
John Lazar
NationalityBritish
Known forEngineer, business leader & investor
Board member ofRaspberry Pi Foundation

John Wilfred Lazar CBE FREng FBCS (born March 1959) is a British investor, engineer and businessman [1] who is the current president of the Royal Academy of Engineering.[2] He spent much of his career at Metaswitch, where he served as chairman and CEO, after starting at the company as a software engineer.

He received his CBE in 2016 for services to engineering. Lazar currently serves as the chairman for the Raspberry Pi Foundation and co-founder & General Partner at Enza Capital.[3]

  1. ^ "John Wilfred Lazar personal appointments". Companies House. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Dr John Lazar confirmed as President of the Royal Academy of Engineering". Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  3. ^ "About the Company". Enza Capital.