Tom Gere

Tom Gere has over 35 years of experience in various roles within the financial industry. Tom currently serves as a Managing Director at Brean Capital, LLC, a position they have held since August 2020. Prior to this, they worked as a Managing Director at Garnet Capital Advisors from January 2018 to August 2020.

Before joining Garnet Capital Advisors, Gere served as Managing Director of the Consumer Finance Group at PwC from December 2015 to January 2018. Tom also held the position of President at MEG Capital LLC from July 2014 to November 2015.

From September 2009 to June 2014, Gere worked as a Senior Managing Director at Clayton. Tom had diverse responsibilities, including structured finance sales, whole loan sales, and mortgage and aviation finance.

Prior to Clayton, Gere gained significant experience at Lehman Brothers as a Senior Vice President. Their expertise at Lehman Brothers included fixed income, mortgage, debt capital markets, consumer loans, commercial real estate, and aviation finance. Tom worked at Lehman Brothers from 2002 to 2008.

Gere's career in the financial industry began at Cohane Rafferty Securities, LLC, where they served as a Senior Vice President. Tom specialized in whole loan and servicing brokerage and represented top banks. Gere worked at Cohane Rafferty Securities, LLC from 1994 to 2002.

Before this, Gere held the position of EVP, Chief Operations Officer at Farragut Mortgage Co., Inc. from 1986 to 1994. Tom started their career as an Account Executive at PMI Securities/PMI Mortgage Insurance in 1985.

Throughout their career, Gere has demonstrated expertise in various areas, including residential and commercial loan origination, loan brokerage, structured finance, and mergers and acquisitions. Tom has also been involved in private equity, venture capital, and capital raise activities.

Tom Gere's education history begins with their time at Daniel Hand High School from 1972 to 1976, during which no specific degree or field of study is mentioned. In 1977, they enrolled at Northeastern University and obtained a Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Arts degree in Finance, General in 1981. Tom continued their education at Northeastern University from 1981 to 1985, attending the AT&T Management Development Program, where they studied National Account Sales and Marketing.