Tom began his career in the financial services industry in 1993 with Smith Barney in Portland Oregon.  He made a “quality-of-life” move with his family to Central Oregon in 2003 while working at Smith Barney and subsequently moved to RBC Wealth Management in January of 2010.  More recently in 2017, Tom moved back to Portland to serve as the Branch Director for the Portland RBC office.  During this time, Tom continued to manage the assets of his existing clients and in addition, he had supervisory oversight of $4.3 Billion in client assets and 2300 client households with over $33 Million in annual revenue.

Born and raised in Portland Oregon, Tom attended Jesuit High School and graduated from University of Oregon in 1983 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration/Marketing.  Tom has been very active in his community through the years.  Currently, Tom is the Board Chair of the Providence St. Vincent Medical Foundation in addition to being a member of the Council of Trustees at St. Vincent Hospital in Portland.  He also currently volunteers for De La Salle North Catholic High School.  Formerly, Tom was a coach for Central Oregon Youth Basketball (COBO) for several years and served as the Board Chair for the Bend Volunteer Corps which is the local affiliate for AmeriCorps that recruits young adults to move to Central Oregon to provide a year of service in the community. 

Tom and his wife Kristin have 3 grown children who live throughout the country.  They enjoy many of the many outdoor activities that Oregon has to offer.