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| birth_place = Denmark
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| alma_mater = [[Copenhagen Business School]]
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'''Thomas Sandgaard''' is a Danish entrepreneur and inventor based out of [[Colorado]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Charlton trust will take time - Sandgaard |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53837348 |accessdate=9 September 2020 |work=BBC Sport}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Charlton boost as wealthy businessman plots purchase of crisis club |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/charlton-boost-wealthy-businessman-thomas-sandgaard-buy-club-a4525056.html |accessdate=9 September 2020 |work=Evening Standard |date=14 August 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Dansker vil betale 400 millioner for engelsk traditionsklub |url=https://finans.dk/erhverv/ECE12348762/dansker-vil-betale-400-millioner-for-engelsk-traditionsklub/?ctxref=ext |accessdate=9 September 2020 |work=FINANS |date=17 August 2020 |language=da}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Method and apparatus for non-invasively detecting blood volume imbalances in a mammalian subject - Patent US10136822 - PubChem |url=https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/patent/US10136822#section=Patent-Identifier-Synonyms |accessdate=14 August 2020 |work=pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov |publisher=National Library of Medicine}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Thomas Sandgaard Inventions, Patents and Patent Applications - Justia Patents Search |url=https://patents.justia.com/inventor/thomas-sandgaard |website=patents.justia.com}}</ref> Sandgaard is the founder and CEO of [[Zynex|Zynex Inc]]. .<ref>{{cite news |title=Zynex's Thomas Sandgaard says stubbornness serves him well |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/denver/print-edition/2012/06/29/zynexs-thomas-sandgaard-says.html?page=all |accessdate=14 August 2020 |work=www.bizjournals.com}}</ref>
'''Thomas Sandgaard''' is a Danish entrepreneur and inventor based out of [[Colorado]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Charlton trust will take time - Sandgaard |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53837348 |accessdate=9 September 2020 |work=BBC Sport}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Charlton boost as wealthy businessman plots purchase of crisis club |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/charlton-boost-wealthy-businessman-thomas-sandgaard-buy-club-a4525056.html |accessdate=9 September 2020 |work=Evening Standard |date=14 August 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Dansker vil betale 400 millioner for engelsk traditionsklub |url=https://finans.dk/erhverv/ECE12348762/dansker-vil-betale-400-millioner-for-engelsk-traditionsklub/?ctxref=ext |accessdate=9 September 2020 |work=FINANS |date=17 August 2020 |language=da}}</ref> Sandgaard is the founder and CEO of [[Zynex|Zynex Inc]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Zynex's Thomas Sandgaard says stubbornness serves him well |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/denver/print-edition/2012/06/29/zynexs-thomas-sandgaard-says.html?page=all |accessdate=14 August 2020 |work=www.bizjournals.com}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Sandgaard was born and raised in Denmark. He obtained his BSc in electrical and electronics engineering from [[University of Southern Denmark]]. He graduated from Copenhagen Business School with an MBA degree in marketing. In 1996, he moved to the United States and later in 2018, he gained US citizenship.<ref>{{cite web |title=Who We Are |url=https://www.sandgaardfoundation.org/who-we-are/ |website=The Sandgaard Foundation}}</ref>
Sandgaard was born and raised in Denmark. He obtained his BSc in electrical and electronics engineering from [[University of Southern Denmark]]. He graduated from Copenhagen Business School with an MBA degree in marketing. In 1996, he moved to the United States and later in 2018, he gained US citizenship.{{Citation needed|date=February 2021}}In 1996, he founded [[Zynex|Zynex Inc]].<ref>{{cite news |title=This Colorado CEO plays guitar, but it's his addiction-destroying device that's the rock star |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2020/02/28/zynex-medical-thomas-sandgaard.html |accessdate=14 August 2020 |work=www.bizjournals.com}}</ref> and in August 2018, he founded ''The Sandgaard Foundation'' with a goal to end the opioid epidemic and save lives from opioid overdose.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tighter focus, additional funding crucial to combat opioid crisis, group says |url=https://www.dispatch.com/news/20190731/tighter-focus-additional-funding-crucial-to-combat-opioid-crisis-group-says |accessdate=14 August 2020 |work=dispatch.com}}</ref>


In September 2020, Sandgaard acquired [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cafc.co.uk/news/view/5f6de1155eab9/thomas-sandgaard-acquires-charlton-athletic-football-club|title = Thomas Sandgaard acquires Charlton Athletic Football Club}}</ref>
In 1996, he founded [[Zynex|Zynex Inc]] in Englewood, Colorado, which became the manufacturer for electrotherapy devices for use in non-invasive, drug-free pain management, neurological diagnosis and non-invasive cardiac monitoring.<ref>{{cite news |title=This Colorado CEO plays guitar, but it's his addiction-destroying device that's the rock star |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2020/02/28/zynex-medical-thomas-sandgaard.html |accessdate=14 August 2020 |work=www.bizjournals.com}}</ref> In August 2018, he founded ''The Sandgaard Foundation'' with a goal to end the opioid epidemic and save lives from opioid overdose.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tighter focus, additional funding crucial to combat opioid crisis, group says |url=https://www.dispatch.com/news/20190731/tighter-focus-additional-funding-crucial-to-combat-opioid-crisis-group-says |accessdate=14 August 2020 |work=dispatch.com}}</ref>


In September 2020, Sandgaard became owner of [[Charlton Athletic F.C.]].<ref>https://www.cafc.co.uk/news/view/5f6de1155eab9/thomas-sandgaard-acquires-charlton-athletic-football-club</ref>
On 21 July 2023, Sandgaard sold Charlton Athletic to Global Football Partners.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.charltonafc.com/news/global-football-partners-purchase-charlton-athletic|title = GLOBAL FOOTBALL PARTNERS PURCHASE CHARLTON ATHLETIC}}</ref>


==Patents obtained by Thomas Sandgaard==
==Patents obtained by Thomas Sandgaard==
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*Methods and apparatus for estimating a blood volume of a mammalian subject (20120016246), 2012<ref>{{cite web |title=METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING A BLOOD VOLUME OF A MAMMALIAN SUBJECT |url=https://patents.justia.com/patent/20120016246 |website=patents.justia.com |accessdate=14 August 2020}}</ref>
*Methods and apparatus for estimating a blood volume of a mammalian subject (20120016246), 2012<ref>{{cite web |title=METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING A BLOOD VOLUME OF A MAMMALIAN SUBJECT |url=https://patents.justia.com/patent/20120016246 |website=patents.justia.com |accessdate=14 August 2020}}</ref>
*Electromyogram-triggered neuromuscular stimulation device and method (20050113883), 2005<ref>{{cite web |title=Electromyogram-triggered neuromuscular stimulation device and method |url=https://patents.justia.com/patent/20050113883 |website=patents.justia.com |accessdate=14 August 2020}}</ref>
*Electromyogram-triggered neuromuscular stimulation device and method (20050113883), 2005<ref>{{cite web |title=Electromyogram-triggered neuromuscular stimulation device and method |url=https://patents.justia.com/patent/20050113883 |website=patents.justia.com |accessdate=14 August 2020}}</ref>

== Awards ==

== ''Entrepreneur of the Year'' by [[Ernst & Young]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Zynex President and CEO, Thomas Sandgaard Nominated as Ernst & Young LLP Entrepreneur of the Year® 2012 Finalist in the Mountain Desert Region|url=https://www.biospace.com/article/releases/zynex-president-and-ceo-b-thomas-sandgaard-b-nominated-as-ernst-and-young-llp-entrepreneur-of-the-year-2012-finalist-in-the-mountain-desert-region-/|accessdate=14 August 2020|website=BioSpace}}</ref> ==


== References ==
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 17:12, 9 May 2024

Thomas Sandgaard
Born
Denmark
NationalityDanish/American
EducationMBA
Alma materCopenhagen Business School
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur, inventor
Years active1996-present
Known forCharlton Athletic, Zynex Inc

Thomas Sandgaard is a Danish entrepreneur and inventor based out of Colorado.[1][2][3] Sandgaard is the founder and CEO of Zynex Inc.[4]

Career[edit]

Sandgaard was born and raised in Denmark. He obtained his BSc in electrical and electronics engineering from University of Southern Denmark. He graduated from Copenhagen Business School with an MBA degree in marketing. In 1996, he moved to the United States and later in 2018, he gained US citizenship.[citation needed]In 1996, he founded Zynex Inc.[5] and in August 2018, he founded The Sandgaard Foundation with a goal to end the opioid epidemic and save lives from opioid overdose.[6]

In September 2020, Sandgaard acquired Charlton Athletic.[7]

On 21 July 2023, Sandgaard sold Charlton Athletic to Global Football Partners.[8]

Patents obtained by Thomas Sandgaard[edit]

  • Method and apparatus for non-invasively detecting blood volume imbalances in a mammalian subject (20190150761), 2019[9]
  • Methods and apparatus for estimating a blood volume of a mammalian subject (20120016246), 2012[10]
  • Electromyogram-triggered neuromuscular stimulation device and method (20050113883), 2005[11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Charlton trust will take time - Sandgaard". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Charlton boost as wealthy businessman plots purchase of crisis club". Evening Standard. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Dansker vil betale 400 millioner for engelsk traditionsklub". FINANS (in Danish). 17 August 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Zynex's Thomas Sandgaard says stubbornness serves him well". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  5. ^ "This Colorado CEO plays guitar, but it's his addiction-destroying device that's the rock star". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Tighter focus, additional funding crucial to combat opioid crisis, group says". dispatch.com. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Thomas Sandgaard acquires Charlton Athletic Football Club".
  8. ^ "GLOBAL FOOTBALL PARTNERS PURCHASE CHARLTON ATHLETIC".
  9. ^ "METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NON-INVASIVELY DETECTING BLOOD VOLUME IMBALANCES IN A MAMMALIAN SUBJECT". patents.justia.com. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  10. ^ "METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING A BLOOD VOLUME OF A MAMMALIAN SUBJECT". patents.justia.com. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  11. ^ "Electromyogram-triggered neuromuscular stimulation device and method". patents.justia.com. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
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