Thomas C. Blum

Thomas Blum has 23 years of experience in investment banking and investments in private equity and venture capital opportunities. Mr. Blum spent 14 years in investment banking, where he was actively involved in mergers & acquisitions, IPOs, high-yield and investment-grade debt, and corporate advisory transactions for a wide range of insurance and specialty finance companies. During a portion of this time, he was based in Tokyo and oversaw the Salomon Brothers Japanese and Asian Financial Institutions’ activities.

Mr. Blum was a Managing Director in the private equity firm Columbia Financial Partners for three years, during which time he helped manage the reorganization and liquidation of ContiFinancial Corp., an $11 billion mortgage company.

In 2001, Mr. Blum founded and led Channel Capital LLC, which provided venture capital and financial advisory services to emerging companies. There he became an active angel investor, backing 11 companies.

Currently, Mr. Blum is a partner at G.C. Andersen Partners, LLC, a New York City–based boutique merchant bank that advises and invests in emerging growth and middle-market companies.

Business Experience

• Partner, G.C. Andersen Partners LLC
• Founder, Channel Capital, LLC
• Managing Director, Columbia Financial Partners
• Managing Director, Bear Stearns & Co.
• Vice President, Salomon Brothers Inc.

Professional Affiliations

• Board of Directors, Landauer Metropolitan Inc.
• Board of Directors, MZM Imaging, Inc.
• Board of Directors, Interactive Frontiers, Inc.
• Board of Directors, SkyFuel Inc.

Education

• Bachelor of Science – Engineering, Princeton University
• Master of Business Administration, Harvard Business School