
Certified Biofield Tuner and science writer
I have successfully created and led innovative Internet start-ups in Silicon Valley, Beijing and NYC over the past 30 years. Most recently, I was the Chief Product Officer for Local Commerce at Hearst, one of the world's leading media and information companies. After deciding to retire from business, I became a Certified Biofield Tuner (www.tuningbytom.com). After graduating from Yale and the Harvard Business School, I worked for years at IBM and McKinsey. In 1992, I leveraged my technical and business skills as a principal executive at five high-profile and successful Silicon Valley internet start-ups. I moved to Beijing in 2004, where I co-founded and then sold two successful Internet media companies over the next 9 years. In 2013, I moved to NYC and was hired as the interim Chief Marketing Officer for MongoDB, before founding Show-Score, which is now the leading online community for theater. I promoted my Show-Score co-founder to be a first-time CEO, as I became a part-time Chairman. We eventually sold the company to TodayTix, which continues to expand the Show-Score brand. I then joined Hearst, which created a role for me to lead their local commerce product efforts across 76 newspaper and 35 TV sites within the US. I am very good at: - Crafting strategies based on rigorous analysis and creative thinking - Building diverse teams across all functional areas, and ensuring that everyone stays aligned - Designing and product managing innovative internet applications that consumers love to use - Crafting and closing a wide range of strategic deals with business partners - Communicating with investors, the media, and business partners, especially about innovative technologies - Using biofield tuning to help people relax and feel better about their physical and emotional issues.
futureofstorytelling.org
chegg.com
globalsources.com
hearst.com
zinch.com
mckinsey.com
ibm.com
Carmel, New York, United States
Certified Biofield Tuner & science writer
Tuning by Tom
Feb 2025 - Present
Carmel, New York, United States
President
Melcher Consulting
Mar 2024 - Present
Executive Board member
Future of StoryTelling
• www.linkedin.com/company/future-of-storytelling
Jun 2012 - Present
New York, NY
Chief Product Officer, Local Commerce
Hearst
• www.linkedin.com/company/hearst
Mar 2020 - Mar 2024
New York, United States
Founder and Chairman
Show-Score
• www.linkedin.com/company/show-score
Sep 2019 - Jul 2020
Greater New York City Area
Founder and CEO
Show-Score
• www.linkedin.com/company/show-score
Feb 2015 - Sep 2019
New York, NY
President
Melcher Consulting
Jun 2011 - Mar 2020
Greater New York City Area
Public Company Board member
Gridsum Technologies (NASDAQ: GSUM)
Jan 2009 - Apr 2019
Beijing City, China
Partner
Blue Bamboo Ventures
Jan 2004 - Dec 2007
Beijing
COO & CTO
24 Hours in Cyberspace
Jan 1993 - Dec 1994
Director, Business Development
daVinci Time & Space
Jan 1992 - Dec 1993
cnet.com
mongodb.com