Thomas A. Desmond

Who is Thomas A. Desmond?

Prior to joining TradeKing, Tom was a co-founder, Partner and Managing

Director of Baird Venture Partners, LLC, a venture capital firm based

in Chicago, IL. Prior to Baird Venture Partners, Tom served as a Vice

President in Robert W. Baird Co.’s Investment Banking Group. Tom

was also a Senior Product Manager and Senior Analyst at Morningstar,

Inc. and an Associate in Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.’s Investment

Banking Division. Tom earned an MBA with distinction from the Kellogg

School of Management at Northwestern University, and MA with high

honors from Michigan State University and a BA, cum laude, from the

University of Notre Dame.