Thomas M. O'Brien

O'Brien joined the VirnetX board of directors in July 2007 and currently serves as chairman of the VirnetX audit committee. He is currently president, CEO and managing director of TravelCenters of America LLC, based in Westlake, Ohio. He is also a senior vice president of an advisory company based in Newton, Massachusetts.

Since 1996, O'Brien has served in various positions in real estate and related companies, including president and CEO of RMR Advisors, Inc., a registered investment advisory firm, and chief financial officer of Hospitality Properties Trust, a publicly traded real estate investment trust. Prior to 1996, O'Brien was a senior manager with Arthur Andersen LLP where he served a number of public company clients.

In 1988, O'Brien graduated cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business with a Bachelor of Science degree in economics.