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Thomas Tull

Thomas Tull is an investor whose career connects film analytics with enterprise AI. After graduating from Hamilton College in 1992, he started businesses in Binghamton, founded Legendary Pictures in 2000, and formed its Legendary Analytics division with Matt Marolda in 2012. He founded Pittsburgh-based Tulco in 2017, and Acrisure acquired its AI insurance practice in July 2020; by 2021, Tulco's AI lab employed 40 scientists. In March 2025, he helped lead a joint AI venture between Palantir and TWG Global for financial services. As of October 2026, he is co-chairman of TWG Global and chairman of the United States Innovative Technology Fund.

Now at
TWG Global and United States Innovative Technology Fund
Born
1970
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Timeline

  1. 1992

    Binghamton businesses

    After graduating from Hamilton College in 1992, he returns to Binghamton and starts small businesses that include laundromats and auto-repair shops.

  2. 2000

    Legendary Pictures

    He founds Legendary Pictures, a movie studio, in 2000.

  3. 2012

    Legendary Analytics

    In 2012, he teams with Matt Marolda to create Legendary Analytics and improve strategic film marketing.

  4. 2017

    Founding Tulco's AI holding company

    In 2017, he founds Pittsburgh-based Tulco, a holding company that helps portfolio companies apply artificial intelligence, machine learning and predictive data analytics.

  5. July 2020

    Acrisure's insurance AI practice

    In July 2020, Acrisure acquires Tulco's AI insurance practice to bring data science, artificial intelligence and machine learning into insurance brokerage. Tull joins as chairman of a new Acrisure Technology Group and helps guide its strategic direction.

  6. By 2021

    Tulco's AI lab

    By 2021, Tulco's AI lab employs 40 scientists from Carnegie Mellon and MIT to develop operational efficiencies for companies struggling to attract technology talent.

  7. March 2025

    Palantir financial services venture

    In March 2025, Palantir and TWG Global announce a joint venture to deploy AI across banking, investment management, insurance and other financial services. Tull helps lead it.

  8. As of October 2026

    Co-chair of TWG Global

    As of October 2026, he is co-chairman of TWG Global, which scales businesses across AI, technology and financial services. He is also chairman of the United States Innovative Technology Fund, which invests in early- and growth-stage AI and technology companies.

Career

  1. NowTWG GlobalCo-chairman
  2. NowUnited States Innovative Technology FundChair
  3. From 2020AcrisureChairman
  4. From 2017TulcoFounder
  5. From 2000Legendary PicturesFounder, Co-founder

Education

  1. 1992Hamilton College

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  1. Thomas Tull: From Batman Dark Knight Trilogy to AI and The Rolling Stones | Lex Fridman Podcast #259Lex Fridman · 26 January 2022 · 2 h 17 min

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  1. More people shaping AI studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology than at any other institutionIncludes Hamilton College. We estimate where the people shaping AI studied and where their careers led. Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads with 467 former students, including 291 recorded doctorates.
  2. Google had the most people shaping AI every year from 2014 to 2025Our estimates of which organizations employed the most people shaping AI each year from 1955 to 2025, tracing the shift from university labs to companies.
  3. The United States employs an estimated 48% of people shaping AIWe estimate where the people shaping AI work today, how universities, companies and research institutes split across countries, and how country shares have changed since the 1960s.
  4. 43% of living people shaping AI work outside their country of birthWe estimate that 43% of living people shaping AI work outside their country of birth (520 of 1,198 people with known birth and employment countries).

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  1. Legendary Pictures Chairman, CEO Thomas Tull ’92 to Give Commencement Address hamilton.edu. Checked 21 October 2026.
  2. Forbes: Thomas Tull on Modernizing Businesses with Advanced Technologies tulcoholdings.com. Checked 21 October 2026.
  3. Thomas Tull en.wikipedia.org. Checked 21 October 2026.
  4. Insurance Broker Acrisure Acquires Tulco’s Artificial Intelligence Insurance Business insurancejournal.com. Checked 21 October 2026.
  5. Palantir and TWG Global Announce Joint Venture to Deploy AI Program Across Financial Services and Insurance nasdaq.com. Checked 21 October 2026.
  6. Thomas Tull | Milken Institute milkeninstitute.org. Checked 21 October 2026.
  7. About Thomas Tull tulcoholdings.com. Checked 21 October 2026.