Tom Simpson

Thomas C. Simpson, also known as Tom, CPA serves as President of the Spokane Angel Alliance. Mr. Simpson is the Founder and Managing Partner at Northwest Venture Associates, and Northwest Venture Partners III, L.P. He joined Northwest Venture in September 1995. He has over 22 years of experience as a venture capitalist, Investment Banker, angel investor, as well as in building and serving successful Northwest businesses. He co-founded GreenCupboards. Prior to joining NWVA, he served as the Managing Director at Dain Bosworth’s Seattle based Investment Banking Group from June 1987 to August 1995. He managed public offerings, private placements, and mergers and acquisitions for multiple companies in the region. He served as Managing Director of Dain Rauscher Incorporated (formerly Dain Bosworth). Mr. Simpson also served at Dain Rauscher Wessels and spearheaded the fund raising of more than $350 million for several of the region's most successful emerging companies. Previously, he was the President at Evergreen Venture Capital Association where he serves as a Board Member. He began his career as a C.P.A. at Deloitte, Haskins + Sells. He has been a Director of Telect Inc. since January 2000.