Thomas Phinney is variously:

• a type designer and variable font maven. Currently working on creating the variable font version of Google’s Material Symbols (>2000 icons).
• knowledgeable on the intersection of fonts and the law, including being the world’s only specialist in font forensics, particularly proving document backdating via font usage, and analyzing point size.
• former CEO of FontLab. Previously at Adobe (>11 years) and Extensis (5 years).