Tom joined MCM Technology, LLC in April 2005, with significant experience in organizing, financing and managing start-up and emerging growth companies. Tom is particularly interested in innovative tech companies with a public safety and wellness element, and he has been instrumental in providing strategic guidance, capital-raising expertise, development of appropriate management and infrastructure, and development of relationships with bankers, analysts and other strategic partners, as well as the overall management of day-to-day administrative tasks. His prior roles include CFO of Regional Nuclear Pharmaceuticals, CFO of Atherotech, Inc., Treasurer of RealMed, and Director of Investor Relations at both Caremark and OrNda HealthCorp. He also worked with Venturehouse LLC and served as Vice President in commercial lending at Wells Fargo Bank. With an MBA from The University of Alabama at Birmingham (1990), he has been an elected member of APCO’s Commercial Advisory Council and an active member of the Emerging Technologies Task Force and IJIS’s Finance Committee. He chairs the board of Emergency Assistance Foundation, where he is a member of the Compensation Committee, and previously served as chairman of the Audit & Finance Committee. Tom is a member of the Society of International Business Fellows, where he chairs the Membership Committee and serves on SIBF’s Executive Committee and Board. In addition, he has served on Compass Bank’s Young Executive Board of Directors, is a member of the Birmingham Venture Club and Tech Birmingham, and has served as a mentor & entrepreneur-in-residence at Innovation Depot - Birmingham’s bio and tech-focused business incubator and start-up accelerator.
hobbies: In his spare time Tom can generally be found outside. He enjoys his time on the lake with his family and can be found running trails in the woods. He has completed several “Tough Mudders,” marathons and ultramarathons, including a Grand Canyon 48-mile rim-to-rim-to-rim run and a Zion Canyon 50-mile race.