Leadership

Tom is a technology and business leader with nearly 30 years of experience supporting the federal market. He brings deep expertise in intelligence systems and emerging technologies. He previously served as CEO of Vibrint, a defense technology company delivering breakthrough mission solutions for the U.S. Intelligence Community.

Before joining Vibrint, Tom spent six years at Amazon Web Services (AWS), where he served as General Manager for National Security and Federal Delivery. He created and led the Federal Delivery organization responsible for federal contract execution, led a U.S. National Security account team of more than 125 cleared technology professionals, and launched classified cloud environments for the Department of War (DoW) and the Intelligence Community.

Prior to AWS, Tom served as Senior Vice President at SAIC, supporting geospatial programs for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. He later led a series of increasingly large Intelligence Community portfolios at Leidos, ultimately serving as Chief Technology Officer and Chief Strategy Officer for the company’s Intelligence Systems and Defense Groups.

Tom holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Virginia, a master’s degree in Electrical and Computer engineering from George Mason University, and an MBA in Finance from Johns Hopkins University. He also holds a patent for intelligent database update technology and frequently speaks on GEOINT, new business models, data analytics, cloud computing, and other emerging technologies. He is active in the DoW Mentor-Protégé Program and with Year Up United.

Tom is also an adjunct faculty member at Georgetown University, where he teaches graduate courses in cloud security, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence. He is currently completing a Ph.D. in industrial and systems engineering at the University of Tennessee.