About Thomas

I was admitted into the Kellogg 1Y program in 2021 but chose to defer a year and matriculated in June of 2022. My career leading up to my MBA has been focused on nonprofits and mission-driven startups--both in the United and in Europe/Africa. During my undergraduate/graduate programs, I was fortunate to work with brand-name charities like charity: water where I supported the launch of their U.K. business. After I graduated, I threw myself into for-profit social enterprises looking to better the world. I worked for U.K.-based startups Pan Africa Solar and Bboxx seeking to end energy poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa where I led the launch of Bboxx Nigeria in 2020. Due to COVID, a desire to be closer to family, and acceptance into Kellogg Northwestern, I decided to move back to the U.S. Post-Kellogg, I accepted a position at CrossBoundary a half-investment bank, half-consulting outfit working specifically in emerging markets. At CrossBoundary I served as an advisor to SME executives in emerging markets and helped them create investment profiles (financial models, pitch decks, etc.) to then connect with our network of investors that prioritize frontier and underdeveloped markets. I have since moved on and am now working on my own venture Agave: outsourced accounting and finance for nonprofits and social enterprises.