Tom is the co-founder and former CEO of TaxProper, an enterprise SaaS start-up acquired by Opendoor (NASDAQ: OPEN) in 2022. During Tom's time as CEO, TaxProper grew to become the leading property tax software and serviced portfolios of more than 115,000 properties across the United States worth $35+ billion. Prior to the acquisition, TaxProper raised $2+ million from leading venture firms, including Khosla Ventures and YCombinator.

Tom is also a leading advocate for higher education affordability in Illinois. Governor JB Pritzker appointed Tom to serve on the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, the Illinois state agency tasked with providing tuition financial assistance to low-income college students. As ISAC Commissioner, Tom oversaw an increase in the agency's annual student assistance award from $450M+ to $600M+ and increased the per-student total allowable grants from $5,496 to $7,200. Tom previously was an advisor to Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and was responsible for municipal finance, gaming, and pension issues.

Tom received an MSc from the University of Oxford, where he was a Rhodes Scholar and a BA from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.