A former journalist, media executive and screenwriter, Tom received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, where he was awarded the Robert R. McCormack scholarship for academic excellence. He has reported on issues of national security as an on-air correspondent in Washington, D.C., for NBC affiliates, and he has advised Congress and Fortune 500 CEOs on the future of digital convergence. He lives with his wife Laura, a front-page editor at the Los Angeles Times, and their two sons in Bel Air, California.