Tom specializes in advising CEO’s and boards facing challenging situations, during times of transition, and especially “when it’s not business as usual.” He is a unifying force for implementing growth and change in colleges, universities, healthcare organizations and corporations nationwide.

Tom writes and speaks on diverse governance topics including strategy and governance, succeeding in the board room, handling conflicts of interest and the board level, building private company boards and strengthening shareholder relations, effective nonprofit governance and handling nonprofit crisis.

Tom consults with large corporate and nonprofit organizations with annual revenues ranging from $40 to over $800 million and provides financial and legal counsel to public company CEO’s and Boards.

Tom is a bestselling author of Claiming Your Place at the Boardroom Table: The Essential Handbook for Excellence in Governance and Effective Directorship published by McGraw-Hill and has published many articles in a variety of trade publications.