Tom Denniss (born 24 February 1961[1]) is an Australian athlete, inventor, scientist, and entrepreneur.
A Doctor of Mathematics and Oceanography, he invented a technology to convert energy in ocean waves into electricity,[2] founded a company to commercialise that technology (originally named Energetech Australia Pty Ltd in 1997, later changed to Oceanlinx Ltd in 2007), played professional rugby league, was a finalist in the Australian of the Year Award,[1] and in 2013 set a new world record for the Fastest Circumnavigation of the Earth on Foot.[3] In October 2016, Denniss co-founded Wave Swell Energy with a technology expected to make wave energy commercially viable for the first time.