Tom is Managing Director of Blue Tiger International, an international business consultancy advising on supply chain management, trade compliance, purchasing, trade and disruption management, global business, and logistics. Tom was the former CEO of American River International in NY and Apex Global Logistics Supply Chain Operation in LA. Tom has over 35 years of experience in assisting companies all over the world in managing their import and export operations. He is a member of the NY District Export Council and serves on the board of directors of the National Association of District Export Councils (NADEC). Tom is also the Director of the National Institute of World Trade, a 30-year-old educational and training organization based in New York. Both Blue Tiger International and the National Institute of World Trade are strategic partners of the Department of Commerce. Tom has authored over 20 books on global trade, the latest scheduled for publication in fall 2025, entitled “Managing Trade and Tariff Disruption.”