Tom leads WATT’s finance, capital formation, and corporate development efforts as Chief Financial Officer. He brings more than 30 years of experience in investment banking, principal investing, and financial leadership for growing companies.
Before joining WATT, Tom served as Chief Financial Officer of Standard Nuclear, where he built the finance and accounting infrastructure, led the company’s first audit, and guided its initial S-1 filing as it expanded from pilot operations to manufacturing across multiple facilities. Previously, he was CFO of Energy Security Partners, a clean energy and digital infrastructure developer.
Earlier in his career, Tom spent more than a decade at BMO Capital Markets as Managing Director in Global Debt Capital Markets and Leveraged Finance, helping build a team of more than 80 professionals. He was also a Partner at GC Andersen Partners, investing in renewable energy, media, and telecommunications and serving on portfolio company boards. He held senior investment banking roles at Deutsche Bank, Bankers Trust, and PaineWebber, after beginning his career at Chase Manhattan Capital Markets.
Tom holds an MBA in Finance from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, a B.A. in Economics with Distinction from the University of Virginia, and a Certificate in Sustainable Business from UVA’s McIntire School of Commerce.
