# Thomas Sandgaard

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{{Short description|Colorado-based Danish entrepreneur and inventor}}
{{undisclosed paid|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox person
| name         = Thomas Sandgaard
| birth_name   =
| birth_place  = Denmark
| education    = MBA
| alma_mater   = [Copenhagen Business School](/source/Copenhagen_Business_School)
| occupation   = Entrepreneur, inventor
| years_active = 1996-present
| known_for    = [Charlton Athletic](/source/Charlton_Athletic),
[Zynex Inc](/source/Zynex) 
}}

'''Thomas Sandgaard''' is a Danish entrepreneur and inventor based out of [Colorado](/source/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 Inc](/source/Zynex).<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==
Sandgaard was born and raised in Denmark. He obtained his BSc in electrical and electronics engineering from [University of Southern Denmark](/source/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 Inc](/source/Zynex).<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](/source/Charlton_Athletic_F.C.).<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>

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>

In January 2026, Sandgaard was charged with fraud in the US in relation to Zynex.<ref>{{cite news |last=Low |first=Harry |title=Former Charlton Athletic owner charged with fraud |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2yy93xlx0o |work=BBC |date=22 January 2026 |access-date=22 January 2026}}</ref>

==Patents obtained by Thomas Sandgaard==
*Method and apparatus for non-invasively detecting blood volume imbalances in a mammalian subject (20190150761), 2019<ref>{{cite web |title=METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NON-INVASIVELY DETECTING BLOOD VOLUME IMBALANCES IN A MAMMALIAN SUBJECT |url=https://patents.justia.com/patent/20190150761 |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>

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