A venture capital investor, a non-executive director/interim executive/advisor for startups, an entrepreneur & a Web software product management executive at leading technology companies with over 20 years of leadership track record.

Domain expertise in: IoT, AI, big data, cloud, cybersecurity & blockchain, enterprise collaboration software & online commerce platforms.

Internationally recognized leader in corporate-startup partnerships/investments, having launched & led an industry-leading corporate venturing group.

US citizen. London resident & a recipient of the UK Tier 1 Exceptional Talent Visa.

As the former Global Managing Director of Cisco Entrepreneurs in Residence (Cisco EIR) – the company’s corporate venturing group for early-stage companies.  As the global head of Cisco EIR, he worked with startups & scaleups innovating in the Internet of Things, AI/Deep Learning/Big Data, Cloud, Enterprise Mobility, Security & Blockchain.  Cisco EIR provided startups/scaleups with opportunities to build strategic relationships with Cisco Business Units & executives, co-working space, software, financial support & potential strategic investments from Cisco.  He was previously the Senior Director & General Manager of Social Solutions & Platforms, building & managing Cisco’s Web software products designed to advance social interactions, knowledge management & collaboration for Cisco customers & partners. 

Prior to joining Cisco, Tom held various executive & leadership positions at Yahoo! & Microsoft.  He also worked as a strategy consultant at The Boston Consulting Group & McKenna Group.  He holds a master’s degree from Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government, an MBA with honors from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business & an undergraduate degree in applied mathematics, statistics & economics with honors from Northwestern University.