Tom is a co-founder of Garage Technology Ventures Canada. He was previously the Managing Director & CEO of Accel Ventures LP, a management consulting and venture capital advisory firm specialized in strategic consulting for emerging companies. Prior to Accel Ventures, Tom was based in Toronto as the CEO of Classwave Wireless, a global innovator in the delivery of voice and data services to mobile devices through wireless access points. Tom was selected as a finalist for the Canadian Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2000. Prior to Classwave, he worked in San Francisco with Mitchell Madison Group - a global management consulting firm. Tom was the CEO and founder of Abilon Inc., a New-York and Montreal-based company that was amongst the first companies in North America to develop business-to-business IP- enabled applications. Tom’s career began with the Canadian air force in Europe leading tactical evaluations and as a NATO forces package lead. Tom graduated from Royal Military College with a Bachelors of Engineering and Management (summa cum laude) .
