Thomas Secunda
| Thomas Secunda | |
|---|---|
| Born | Bethpage, NY, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Binghamton University |
| Occupation | Founding Partner, Vice Chairman & Global Head of Financial Products & Services of Bloomberg L.P. |
| Spouse | Cindy Secunda |
Thomas "Tom" Secunda (born 1954) is an American business executive, best known as one of the original four co-founders of Bloomberg L.P. and current vice chairman.[1]
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[edit] Personal life and education
Thomas Secunda was born in 1954 in Bethpage, New York.[2] He graduated from Binghamton University with Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in mathematics.[3] In 2011, Secunda was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors for the National Parks Conservation Association. He also serves on the board of trustees for the Intrepid Museum Foundation,[4] and on the board of directors of the Manhattan Theater Club.[5]
Secunda currently lives with his wife, Cindy and their two daughters in Croton-on-Hudson, New York.[5]
[edit] Professional career
Beginning his career as a programmer,[6] Thomas Secunda worked as a fixed-income trader at Morgan Stanley, as well as a systems researcher at Salomon Brothers, where he worked alongside future co-founder of Bloomberg L.P. now Mayor of New York City Michael Bloomberg.[2]
[edit] Bloomberg L.P.
Secunda joined his former Solomon Brothers colleague Michael Bloomberg in 1982 to set up Innovative Market Systems, later renamed Bloomberg L.P. in 1987.[7] He serves as the global head of Bloomberg’s Financial Products and Services where his primary responsibility is to help Bloomberg develop new features and tools for the Bloomberg Professional service, the company’s primary product, driving 85 percent of its estimated $7 billion in revenue.[8] As head of Financial Products, Secunda oversees a global staff of 6,000.[9] In July 2011, Secunda was appointed vice chairman of Bloomberg L.P. following Daniel L. Doctoroff's promotion to CEO.
In addition to being one of the four co-founders of Bloomberg L.P., Secunda sits on the board of directors.[10] When asked about Bloomberg, Secunda has said, "I'm immensely proud of the culture, the people and the company. The product is wonderful and I'm very proud of that as well."[6]
[edit] References
- ^ Business Media (13 July 2011). "Bloomberg Names Doctoroff CEO". Media Business. http://www.btobonline.com/article/20110713/MEDIABUSINESS06/307139999/bloomberg-names-doctoroff-ceo. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
- ^ a b "The 400 Richest Americans". 17 September 2008. http://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/54/400list08_Thomas-Secunda_8U6G.html. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
- ^ "Department of Computer Science". http://www2.binghamton.edu/watson/programs/academic-departments/computer-science/about/testimonials.html. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
- ^ "Board of Trustees". Intrepid. http://www.intrepidmuseum.org/About-Us/Trustees.aspx. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
- ^ a b Andrea, Shannon. "Thomas F. Secunda to Chair National Parks Conservation Assoc. Board of Trustees". NPCA. http://www.npca.org/media_center/press_releases/2011/thomas-f-secunda-to-chair.html. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
- ^ a b MacSweeney, Greg (23 March 2011). "In His Own Words: Q&A with Bloomberg Cofounder Thomas Secunda". Wall Street and Technology. http://www.wallstreetandtech.com/articles/229400090?pgno=2. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
- ^ "Thomas Secunda". Forbes. http://www.forbes.com/profile/thomas-secunda. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
- ^ "In His Own Words: Q&A with Bloomberg Cofounder Thomas Secunda". http://www.wallstreetandtech.com/articles/229400090.
- ^ "Thomas Secunda Bloomberg Bio Page". http://www.bloomberg.com/about/management/secunda/.
- ^ Loomis, Carol (5 April 2007). "Bloomberg's Money Machine". CNN Money. http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/04/16/8404302/index.htm?postversion=2007040506. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
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