Drake Thomsen

AI product and go-to-market practitioner: works at the intersection of AI models, automation, and commercial deployment, holding GTM and AI automation roles at Mistral AI and prior GTM/data roles at Demand Inc.; active in public discussion about Mistral products and model releases. theorg+1

Early-stage product and customer-facing experience: performed customer success and business development work for Lasso AI and Demand Sports, supporting product adoption, onboarding, and sales-related activities for data-driven prospecting tools. huggingface+2

Political organizer and field operations background: has a multi-year history in grassroots organizing and campaign operations, including roles with the Florida Democratic Party and as Field & Political Director for Stephanie Murphy's 2020 campaign. floridadems+2

Open-source developer and writer on AI infrastructure: authors open-source tools and technical writing about agent payments and tooling (GitHub projects and Gist on x402/btcpay-mcp), indicating hands-on contributions to developer tooling and protocols. github+1

Engaged civic researcher and public-records requester: files FOIA/public-records requests and maintains a presence on MuckRock, showing interest in public-sector transparency and local government procurement records. muckrock+1