Tom has been with Spencer Stuart since 1976. He managed the worldwide firm from 1979 to 1987 and founded and chairs the firm’s U.S. advisory board of prominent CEOs. He previously was a principal with Booz Allen & Hamilton in executive search and CEO of an information systems company.Tom has served on the public boards of ACE Limited (chair of governance committee); Hewitt Associates; Macmillan, Inc.; and Exult. In addition, he has served on the boards of several private companies including the Lord Abbett Mutual Funds with assets in excess of $100 billion.