Tom Thompson

Tom Thompson has a diverse work experience that spans over several industries. Tom is currently working as the Chief Revenue Officer at Revol Greens, a leading greenhouse lettuce grower in North America. In this role, Tom is responsible for overseeing revenue generation and implementing advanced growing methods to ensure fresh and nutritious lettuce products.

Before joining Revol Greens, Tom served as the Vice President of Market Strategy at GoldenSun Insights, a strategy-centric firm specializing in the fresh produce supply chain. Tom played a pivotal role in developing value-added positioning and differentiation strategies for clients' products in retailers across the nation.

Prior to that, Tom held the position of Vice President of Strategy/Business Partnerships at J&J Distributing, where they focused on driving strategic initiatives and forming beneficial partnerships.

Earlier in their career, Tom worked at Robinson Fresh, where they held various roles including Strategic Account Manager, Sourcing Analytics Manager, and Category Development Leader. These positions allowed him to deepen their expertise in account management, analytics, and category development within the fresh produce industry.

Tom also gained valuable experience at Target Corporation, where they served as the Food Safety and Security Process Leader, ensuring the overall safety and quality control of the company's food distribution network. Tom also contributed to the development of safety processes in Target's perishable food distribution centers.

Furthermore, Tom had a successful tenure at C.H. Robinson, where they worked as a National Account Manager, overseeing fresh produce distribution to Wal-Mart. Tom was responsible for managing sourcing, inventory, and building strong relationships with buying teams.

Before entering the corporate world, Tom served in the United States Marine Corps as a Sergeant and Korean Cryptologic Linguist.

Overall, Tom's extensive work experience showcases their expertise in revenue generation, strategy development, account management, and safety processes within the fresh produce industry and beyond.

Tom Thompson attended the University of St. Thomas - Opus College of Business from 2001 to 2002 and obtained a B.A. degree in International Business and Asian Studies. In the same year 2001, they briefly studied International Economics and Korean at Yonsei University. In 1996 to 1997, they attended the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center and focused their studies on Korean Language and Military Studies.