Tom has an impressive track record in the M&A world, with more than 30 years of experience in strategy, finance, operations, technology, and business development. He brings an informed, comprehensive level of expertise to all client engagements and is a recognized expert on middle market operations, private equity, business transformations, M&A, and talent development. Outside of CMF, Tom has also been involved in capital raises for middle-market businesses and start-ups in the hospitality and wine & spirits industries.
Prior to founding CMF, Tom led and sold a profitable technology consulting practice, Polaris Consulting & Information Technologies, and worked at Deloitte & Touche in their audit practices in Philadelphia and London.
When he’s not at CMF, Tom enjoys spending time with his two young sons, listening to 70s & 80s music, and reading up on American history. He also has a keen affinity for geese and their flying formations. True story about Tom: he crossed Checkpoint Charlie at the Berlin Wall in 1987, and again in 1992, unobstructed by the Berlin Wall.
Tom has a B.S. in Accounting from Pennsylvania State University and a Masters in Liberal Arts from the University of Pennsylvania. Tom is a CPA and member of the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants.