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Peter Hill

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Chief Technology Officer at Synthesia
📍 London, England, United Kingdom

Peter Hill is the Chief Technology Officer at Synthesia, leveraging his extensive experience from senior roles at Amazon Web Services and Wildlife Studios. He holds a BS from the University of New Hampshire and is described by peers as intelligent, inspiring, and empathetic.

Outside of his executive roles, Peter prioritizes family, having previously taken a deliberate career break to spend more time with his children. This period was a chance to recharge before diving into his next professional challenge.

Unique fact: He took his first significant break from work since he was a teenager to focus on his family.

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Experience
28 Years
Current Role
Chief Technology Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Peter shows up

Curious
Value Driven
Example Seeker

They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing. They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting information. They are generally good communicators and can be hard to convince.

Priorities

Topics Peter cares about

Scaling AI Companies
He frequently discusses the technical trade-offs and lessons learned in building and scaling an AI-first company like Synthesia, including participating in CTO talks on the subject.
AI-Native Video
He expresses excitement about moving beyond replicating old video formats and creating truly AI-native experiences, seeing this as where real breakthroughs happen.
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Career

Work history

10-2024
Chief Technology Officer
Synthesia
7-2024
Career transition
Career Break
6-2023 - 8-2024
Chief Executive Officer
Wildlife Studios
1-2022 - 6-2023
Chief Product Officer
Wildlife Studios
9-2018 - 1-2022
Vice President, Productivity Applications
Amazon Web Services
In the press

Media appearances

Peter Hill - Authors - Synthesia Blog. Featured in Synthesia Blog
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Execution drives growth. Join a live AMA with Peter Hill, CTO of Synthesia. Featured in Facebook (Google for Startups)
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Education
1993 - 1997
BS
University of New Hampshire
1988 - 1992
Education details unavailable
Londonderry High School
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

Influence (I) reflects the degree to which a person prefers to work by influencing or persuading others. Those scoring high tend to be people oriented, motivated by social recognition and building relationships.

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