Founder Profile
Tom Mitchell
Last reviewed: October 2026 · By Swet Parvadiya
Who is Tom Mitchell?
Tom Mitchell is a founder of Seagate Technology Holdings plc, which was founded in 1979 with Alan Shugart, Finis Conner, Doug Mahon and Syed Iftikar.
- Company founded
- Seagate Technology Holdings plc
- Founded
- 1979
- Co-founders
- Alan Shugart, Finis Conner, Doug Mahon and Syed Iftikar
Background
Disk-drive industry executive who became one of Seagate's founding team in 1979.
Founding Story
Tom Mitchell is credited as one of Seagate's five co-founders and served in senior operating roles in the company's early years, when Seagate shifted volume manufacturing to Southeast Asia to lower costs. (Exact birth year remains publicly undisclosed).
Sources
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- Seagate FY2026 results (Seagate Technology Holdings plc)
- Seagate FY2025 results (Seagate Technology Holdings plc)