Tom Metz has a diverse corporate finance background. He founded T.V. Metz & Co., LLC in 1983 and has been an investment banker for more than 30 years. Previously he invested venture capital for an investment firm and managed new business projects for the Gramark Co., a private holding company. He held positions in finance with the DeLorean Motor Co. and computer sales with IBM. Mr. Metz has degrees in Mathematics and Computer Science from the University of Oregon and an MBA from the University of California at Berkeley. He was an Adjunct Professor of Finance at Lewis and Clark College and is a frequent speaker on mergers, acquisitions and entrepreneurial topics.

Tom is an avid heli-skier and squash player. One year he won the U.S. Squash Championships and was the number one ranked squash player in his age group. He also pilots his own airplane, a Cessna 182.

Tom's book, entitled Selling the Intangible Company—How to Negotiate and Capture the Value of a Growth Firm, was published by John Wiley & Sons in 2009. For more information on the book, click here: Selling the Intangible Company.