Career
Thomas J. Waite is a best selling author, angel investor, Board director and business advisor. His critically acclaimed first novel, Terminal Value, was an Amazon best-seller. Mr. Waite has held various executive positions, including the Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer of Prince Lobel, a law firm located in Boston, MA. Previously he was the CEO and President of Waite Associates. Prior to that he was Executive Vice President for the consulting firm Zefer (acquired by NEC ) and before that Managing Director of Waite & Company, a firm he founded, grew and sold in 1995 to Zefer. At CSC Index he led the development and marketing of the business reengineering concept, the marketing and practice of which quadrupled the firm's revenues between 1998 and 1995. Waite also worked at the management consulting firm McKinsey & Company. Waite successfully conceived and marketed a series of ''New York Times'' best-selling business books, including 'Reengineering the Corporation, which sold more than 3 million copies and was translated into 30 languages.
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