Thomas Boltz

I have spent 30 years building companies and delivering complex projects at the intersection of culture, technology, and experience design. Science centers, cultural attractions, immersive destinations — across Europe, the Gulf, and Southeast Asia. I have done it as a founder, an operator, and most recently as a strategy executive inside a Saudi PIF company.

That means I understand both the entrepreneurial grind and how large institutions actually make decisions. For companies navigating ambitious destination or experience projects, I bring the full picture: commercial, creative, technical, and cross-cultural. Most people at board level have one of those. I have all four.

1. Operator experience, not just advisory theory: I founded and ran companies for 25+ years. I know what it takes to close deals, build teams, manage P&L, and deliver on time.
2. Business development in complex, long-cycle sales: My entire career has been about winning institutional and government clients in a relationship-driven industry. I know how to build pipelines, structure partnerships, and navigate public sector procurement.
3. Europe and Middle East cross-cultural fluency: I built one of the first European specialist firms to successfully crack the GCC market — with real projects in the UAE and KSA. I understand both sides of that relationship.
4. Technical depth at board level: With an engineering degree and hands-on experience across AV, interactive exhibits, and immersive tech, I can pressure-test technical proposals — a rare skill at board level.

Companies that benefit most:
1. Immersive experience companies: Companies building visitor attractions, themed entertainment, or edutainment concepts who need someone who has done it, not just read about it.
2. European firms entering the GCC: Design, tech, or content companies trying to win in Saudi Arabia or the UAE who need someone who has already navigated those relationships and knows the cultural ground rules.
3. Experience technology companies: AV, interactive media, visual effects or spatial computing firms selling into cultural institutions, museums, or theme parks who need a board member that speaks both languages.
4. SMEs scaling into institutional markets: Smaller companies transitioning from project-based work to strategic accounts with governments or large developers.