Tom Silk

CEO at WorkStride

Tom Silk left the mortgage industry to join WorkStride as its first salesperson in 2000. He proved instrumental in the early success of the company, bringing on customers such as Pepsico, Samsung, and Verizon Wireless. In 2004, Tom was promoted to Vice President of Sales and Marketing. He then served as Chief Customer Officer for WorkStride, having facilitated the company's sale to The Riverside Company in 2012. He has expanded the sales team to include both channel partners and in-house representatives, built a marketing team, and formed distribution partnerships for the WorkStride platform. Today, Tom serves as Chief Executive Officer. Under his leadership the company has grown from a small startup to serve more than 100 corporate customers, including several Fortune 500 companies. Tom has a BS in Accounting from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

Timeline

  • CEO

    Current role