Tom Low Email & Phone Number

Oakland, CA, US

Seattle, US

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• Consultant to nonprofits, B-Corps, and mission based business across multiple industries and geographies. Services include:
• Interim management, executive coaching
• Strategic planning and advisory
• Business planning
• Project management (software, real estate, events)
• Partnerships

Ashburn, VA, US

• Interim COO overseeing accounting, finance, HR, IT, operations, facilities, and risk management.The National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) is the leading not-for-profit organization dedicated to building.
• Revised Investment and Endowment policies with a strategic lens
• Transformed annual budget and forecast process to be inclusive and bottoms up
• Implemented Employee Retention Tax Credit
• Enhanced finance and accounting customer service levels after 100% turnover
• Led RFP process for new auditors and outsourced accounting service provider

Oakland, California, US

• Reading Partners is a national nonprofit that mobilizes communities to provide students with the proven, individualized reading support they need to read at grade level by fourth grade.
• Interim CFO during pandemic and consulted on myriad pandemic issues and opportunities
• Collaborated with executive team members and the board of directors
• Reported to interim CEO and transitioned to perm CEO and perm CFO
• Managed CARES Act opportunities
• Completed "clean" annual audit and tax filings

Oakland, CA, US

• ICA provides coaching, connections, and capital to grow Bay Area businesses and close the gender and racial wealth gap.
• Provided management assistance to first time CEO and coached staff members
• Completed the merger of two related nonprofit organizations
• Assisted with CDFI management, grants, and establish of pandemic relief fund
• Collaborated with board committees (e.g., Investment and Finance) and management staff
• Advised on the financial risks and opportunities during the start of the pandemic, and beyond

Oakland, California, US

• Playworks is the leading national nonprofit leveraging the power of play to transform children’s social and emotional health. Co-leader of the Mission Support Team, which includes
• Finance and accounting
• Planning and analysis
• Human resources
• Operations and real estate
• Information technology

San Francisco, California, US

• Thrive Networks (fka East Meets West) was a leading nongovernmental organization operating in nearly 30 countries. Programs include clean water and sanitation, health care and education. Partners include foundations.
• Program Management India - High school girls completion program
• International Expansion Philippines - Newborn health care program
• Country Director Vietnam - Interim country director
• Private/Public Partnership - India/Vietnam/USA GE Health Care product development partnership

San Francisco, CA, US

Executive recruiter and interim staffing/consulting for senior financial executives, in all industries throughout the Greater Bay Area.

US

CFO of joint venture of Safeway and Tesco on-line shopping start-up.

Austin, TX, US

CFO for angel and VC backed cloud software start-up, back before "SaaS" and "cloud" were coined.

Oakland, CA, US

CFO of NASDAQ traded internet search engine during the dot com bust.

Corte Madera, CA, US

Founding CFO of high growth specialty retailer that grew from 4 stores to over 100 stores. Goldman Sachs led IPO in 1998.

Controller of USVP backed home furnishings retailer start-up that filed for an IPO and Chapter 11.

Mba, Finance

Bs, Renewable Natural Resources