Overview

As CEO and Founder of Board of CEOs, Thomas has advised several hundred CEOs of startups and early-stage companies during the past 15 years on how to successfully navigate key business issues, including corporate re-structuring, equity allocation, sales & marketing strategies, funding projects, partnerships, and M&A. He currently serves as a judge for investment pitches with US Angels – a leading platform for connecting global entrepreneurs to investors. He has directly raised funding from Angels, Venture Capitalists, and Corporate Investors and Partners, and advised startups on how to successfully do the same. As a serial entrepreneur, Thomas was the CEO and Founder of four hi-tech computer peripheral and networking product companies: Davong, Tiara, Aquila, and Acculan. He achieved the extraordinary accomplishment of managing a startup from conception to $6.5 million of revenue in year 1 and $22 million in revenue with $1 million in profit in year 2 with modest investment funds. This hyper-growth rate is extremely rare, and usually with startups that had acquired huge investment funds. Thomas started his career by designing computers at IBM, advanced to Engineering Manager at Apple & Memorex, and then Director of Engineering at National Semiconductors & Intersil. Thomas has a BSEE & MSEE in computer design from the University of California at Berkeley and the University of Santa Clara.