Tom Vander Schaaff

Bio

Tom has 10 years of venture capital experience, in addition to several years of technology investment banking experience. Prior to joining Edison, Tom was a Senior Associate with MMC Capital's C&I Fund, a communications and technology-focused private equity fund created by Marsh & McLennan Companies. At MMC Capital, Tom sourced and evaluated potential investment opportunities, and worked with portfolio companies by serving as a board observer and performing special projects. Tom began his career in private equity as an Associate with CIBC Capital Partners—the private equity principal group of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce—where he worked on a broad range of investments. At CIBC, his activities included analysis and execution of investments and working with portfolio companies. Previously, Tom worked as an investment banker, meeting the capital raising and advisory needs of technology and growth company clients. Initially, he was a Financial Analyst with CIBC Oppenheimer's technology investment banking group, and later an Associate with the private placement group of E*OFFERING, a San Francisco-based online investment bank which he helped found and launch.