Tom Glocer
Tom Glocer | |
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| Born | October 8, 1959 |
| Occupation | Corporate executive |
| Known for | Former CEO of Thomson Reuters and Reuters |
Tom Glocer (born October 8, 1959) is a prominent American corporate leader and the former chief executive officer of both Thomson Reuters and Reuters.
Biography
Glocer is the co-founder and currently the executive chairman of two innovative start-ups: BlueVoyant, specializing in cybersecurity, and Capitolis, focused on financial technology. Additionally, he is a partner at Communitas Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm with an emphasis on fintech and marketplace investments, and he leads ISTARI, a company dedicated to cyber risk management.
He holds board memberships at Merck & Co., Morgan Stanley—where he serves as Lead Director—and Publicis Groupe. His past leadership contributions extend to organizations such as the Council on Foreign Relations, the Cleveland Clinic, Yale University councils, Columbia University Global Center in Paris, the Atlantic Council, the International Tennis Hall of Fame Board, the European Business Leaders Council, and the Madison Council at the Library of Congress.
Following his departure from Thomson Reuters in 2011, Glocer took on the role of managing partner at Angelic Ventures, LP, a family investment office with holdings in sectors including fintech, media, big data, and healthcare companies like Windward. He also provides strategic guidance to Afiniti, a company operating in big data and artificial intelligence. Before ascending to CEO of Reuters Group PLC in 2001, Glocer held senior executive roles overseeing Reuters' operations in Latin America and the Americas. His career began as a mergers and acquisitions attorney at Davis Polk & Wardwell across offices in New York, Paris, and Tokyo.
Glocer obtained his undergraduate degree in political science from Columbia University and earned his Juris Doctor from Yale Law School. He is married to Maarit Glocer (née Leso), a Finnish model; they have two children and reside in New York City.