Tom’s passion for the performance of people and organizations led to his work of finding, developing, and supporting high-impact leaders. He came to Heidrick & Struggles with a decades-long career of building and leading innovative technology, data, and services companies and as a long-time Heidrick & Struggles client. Most recently, Tom was president and CEO of DeVry University, where he led the university to digital innovation, sustained growth, outstanding student success metrics, and financial strength as a newly independent institution, all while freezing tuition and increasing grants and scholarships. Before joining DeVry, Tom was the executive chair of digital engineering pioneer ProKarma, and prior to that, he spent more than two decades as a leader, CEO, and chair of CEB, a C-suite advisory company that equips leaders of global organizations with insights, tools, and actionable solutions to transform enterprise performance. Under Tom’s leadership, CEB grew to serve more than 10,000 companies, including more than 90 percent of the Fortune 500.