Following 15 years (10 as a Member) at the Chicago Board of Trade, Tom acquired 95% of an NYSE Euronext firm, building a client list including Merrill Lynch, Commerzbank, Nomura and Soros. Tom is prominent internationally in the hotel industry, the commercial property market, and in the global distribution of life-saving medical supplies through his company, Charter B.V. In parallel with Directorship at London-based Branding and Marketing company Exciting Minds, he has enjoyed a decade-long relationship with Cirque du Soleil, acting as a Première Ambassador. He has realized success in a broad array of enterprises, from music (as business manager of DJ Roger Martinez) to tech (Setify, a music recognition application exclusively for Dance music and Blue Water, a marine application) to finance. With Hollywood veterans Paul and Martin Hitchcock, he co-founded and is Vice Chairman of Hitchcock & Farrell, a London-based Film development fund. He is a charter member of ADAM&Co, a private organization of influencers in the Amsterdam creative sector. He is currently funding and co-founding an English-speaking Amsterdam theatre group. He is a long-time supporter of the Innocence Project.