# Thomas Bishop

> Thomas Bishop is the co-founder and CEO of Paleblue, a Park City, Utah battery company that puts lithium-ion cells, onboard power management, and USB-C charging into familiar household formats. A physics and materials-science graduate who built products and manufacturing operations at Burton Snowboards, Skullcandy, and Owlet, Bishop has turned a career spent making consumer hardware into a campaign against the routine disposal of alkaline batteries.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Paleblue
- **Organizations:** Paleblue, Metaline USA, BRINGiT, Owlet, Skullcandy, Burton Snowboards, K2 Snowboarding / Uniti
- **Education:** BA in Physics, Geology and English, Middlebury College, MS in Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering and Precision Optics Manufacturing, University of Rochester, Practical Mandarin Language Certificate, Taipei Language Institute, Semester abroad, University of Otago
- **Known for:** Built product-development and manufacturing experience across Burton Snowboards, Skullcandy and Owlet before founding Paleblue., Helped establish and scale Skullcandy's team in Asia during a period when the company was producing about 100,000 headphones per day., Co-founded Paleblue and led its 2019 crowdfunding launch, which raised about $430,000.

## Career timeline

- **2002-2003** — Worked as a sales technical representative for K2 Snowboarding / Uniti.
- **2003-2004** — Worked as a sales associate at Burton Snowboards.
- **2004-2009** — Served as a development manager at Burton Snowboards, working in product development and manufacturing in Asia.
- **2009-2012** — Led Asian operations for Skullcandy and built out its regional team.
- **2012-2015** — Served as Skullcandy's vice president of product and manufacturing after returning to Park City.
- **2015-2019** — Led operations at Owlet, first as vice president and later senior vice president.
- **2018** — Co-founded Pale Blue Earth, later branded Paleblue, with Steven Warren and David Kizer.
- **2019** — Paleblue raised about $430,000 through crowdfunding and prepared its first shipments.
- **2020** — Paleblue began shipping its USB-rechargeable household batteries.
- **2025** — Paleblue announced a Defense Innovation Unit contract and introduced an Ernie Ball partnership for rechargeable musician batteries.
- **2026** — Ernie Ball USB-C batteries by Paleblue were selected in NAMM's Add-Ons & Accessories Best in Show roundup; Paleblue launched its Voyager Series in July.

## Achievements

- Built product-development and manufacturing experience across Burton Snowboards, Skullcandy and Owlet before founding Paleblue.
- Helped establish and scale Skullcandy's team in Asia during a period when the company was producing about 100,000 headphones per day.
- Co-founded Paleblue and led its 2019 crowdfunding launch, which raised about $430,000.
- Led Paleblue as it sold approximately 3.5 million batteries, according to his January 2026 interview.
- Expanded Paleblue into a collaboration with the Defense Innovation Unit and technology partners on a next-generation battery platform.
- Developed a co-branded Ernie Ball rechargeable battery line that NAMM included among its 2026 Add-Ons & Accessories Best in Show selections.
- Oversaw the July 2026 launch of Paleblue's redesigned Voyager Series.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Paleblue launched the Voyager Series with redesigned discharge behavior, higher capacity and USB-C charging across its formats.
- **2026-01** — Bishop discussed battery-management systems and systems-level battery design on KPCW's Cool Science Radio.
- **2026-01** — Bishop appeared on The Breakout CEO podcast and said Paleblue had sold about 3.5 million batteries.
- **2026-01** — Ernie Ball USB-C batteries by Paleblue appeared in NAMM's 2026 Add-Ons & Accessories Best in Show roundup.
- **2025-11** — Ernie Ball introduced co-branded Paleblue AA and 9V rechargeable batteries for musicians.

## Links

- Website: https://paleblueearth.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-bishop-bb67267/

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Last updated: 2026-08-26