Thomas is majoring in Business Administration at Kenan-Flagler Business School and has minors in Data Science and Sustainability from the University from North Carolina at Chapel Hill, graduating in May 2025.
Thomas’s interests surround real estate development, venture capital, international relations, economic development, and solving problems using data driven solutions.
On campus at UNC, he is part of the Kenan-Flagler international business scholarship program, GLOBE, and involved in leadership roles at student organizations that focus on poverty alleviation and community empowerment. He serves as the vice-chair of solar equipment at SolarEquity, a student run non-profit that focuses on solarizing affordable housing in North Carolina, is a team member of the Refugee Community Partnership, which supports the refugee community in Chapel Hill, and serves as Treasurer for the International Student Organization, which helps ease the transition of international students to life in the US.
Prior to joining TUFF, Thomas gained experience working as a venture capital analyst both in the US at Idea Trek in Boston and last summer in Berlin, Germany at Vireo Ventures. He gained valuable experience understanding the intricacies of financing, company valuation, and working with diverse teams.
Thomas stated that he is, “excited work with TUFF and to gain experience in the realm of real estate development, property transactions, and to further expand my knowledge of financing. All while working towards a cause important to me as a college student, furthering university’s research capabilities and positively impacting the community which these universities are in.”