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Tom Hayes is an American marketing executive. He is the author of two books on digital business and culture including Jump Point: How Network Culture is Revolutionizing Business and No Size Fits All: From Mass Marketing to Mass Handselling. Hayes is the founder of Joint Venture: Silicon Valley, a public-private economic consultancy and think tank, and formerly worked as an executive at Applied Materials, Inc. He is a frequent contributor to the Wall Street Journal and the Huffington Post.[1]
Tom Hayes | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1960 (age 63–64) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Boston University |
| Occupation(s) | Marketing executive, author, blogger |
Early life and education
Hayes was born at Fort Benning near Columbus, Georgia, but grew up in Lowell, Massachusetts. He attended Lowell High School where, as a student in 1978, he led a campaign to construct a new building for the school.[2] Hayes attended and graduated from Boston University.
Career
In 1992, Hayes founded and served as chairman and CEO of Joint Venture: Silicon Valley, a public-private effort tasked with rebuilding Silicon Valley's struggling regional economy.[2] The organization's work was the subject of the book, Grassroots Leaders for a New Economy. Hayes also served as an executive at Applied Materials Inc. throughout most of the 1990s.[2][3]
Publications
- Jump Point: How Network Culture is Revolutionizing Business, McGraw-Hill, 2008, ISBN 978-0-07-154562-4
- No Size Fits All: From Mass Marketing to Mass Handselling, Penguin/Portfolio Hardcover, 2009, ISBN 978-1-59184-267-5
References
- ^ "Blog Entries by Tom Hayes". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
- ^ a b c Malone, Michael (1997-10-31). "He's a Model Citizen for the 21st Century". Fast Company. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
- ^ Markoff, John (1992-09-28). "Silicon Valley May Have Lost Its Way". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
External links
- Personal website Tombomb.com