Thomas Laidlaw
About Thomas Laidlaw
Thomas Laidlaw is an Account Manager, Renewals at Airbase, with a background in finance and extensive experience in business development and account management.
Current Role at Airbase
Thomas Laidlaw is currently an Account Manager, Renewals at Airbase. He is one of the two founding Renewal Account Managers at Airbase, where he plays a significant role in building out the renewals motion. In this position, Thomas works closely with customers to help them optimize centralized spend management through the Airbase platform.
Previous Experience at Box
Before joining Airbase, Thomas Laidlaw worked at Box for several years, holding multiple positions. From 2021 to 2024, he served as the Global Renewal Account Manager in Austin, Texas, managing renewals on a global scale. Prior to this, he was an Outbound Business Representative for Enterprise Accounts from 2019 to 2021, also based in Austin.
Early Career and Other Roles
Thomas Laidlaw's early career includes a range of roles in sales, development, and analysis. In 2018, he worked as a Business Development Consultant at Oracle for a year. Earlier, he gained experience as an Enterprise Sales Development Intern at Sprinklr in 2017. He also served as a Financial Analyst Intern at Eagle Securities from 2016 to 2017.
Education and Academic Background
Thomas Laidlaw graduated from The University of Texas at Austin - Red McCombs School of Business with a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), majoring in Finance. He attended from 2014 to 2018. His academic background in finance has been instrumental in shaping his career in business development and account management.