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Websiteswiftkey.net
Blogswiftkey.net/blog
Twitter@joebraidwood
BirthplaceLondon, UK
Birthdate5/1/85

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University of Cambridge, MA (Cantab.) 2007
Law
Brown University, MPA 2008
Public Affairs

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Writer/Editor, NewsCore
Online Producer

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Joe Braidwood

Joe is the Chief Marketing Officer of TouchType Ltd., a language technology and software start-up based in London, UK.

At TouchType, Joe primarily works on the promotion and development of the company’s popular keyboard application for Android, SwiftKey. He also represents TouchType at public events and trade fairs, and works alongside the firm’s co-founders on company strategy. Joe was hired by TouchType CEO and co-founder Jon Reynolds, whom he studied with at Cambridge.

Before joining TouchType, Joe worked as a writer/editor for the News Corporation global wire project, NewsCore, where in addition to being a journalist, he took a prominent role in setting up the technology behind the service. He also worked as a journalist for Sky News in London from 2007-2009, where he specialised in online news writing and video production, as well as social media strategy. In 2007, under Joe’s direction, Sky News became the first news source to be officially featured by Twitter.

Joe holds a masters degree in law from the University of Cambridge and a masters in public policy from Brown University.

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