Tom serves on several boards in Asheville and has long utilized his finance, investment and real estate expertise for the betterment of the nonprofit community.

Tom serves as President of Pisgah Investments Foundation, a private foundation focused on food insecurity, mental health, and opportunities for underserved youth in Western North Carolina and Charleston, SC. Prior to locating to Western North Carolina, he had been Partner overseeing day to day operations and Chief Financial Officer for Eastern Development LLC, a privately owned Massachusetts based real estate investment and development company with projects throughout New England. He was a founding board member of two schools, Esperanza Academy, Lawrence, MA and Beverly School of Kenya. He lives in Asheville with his wife Nancy, and they have two children, Peter and Colleen.