Faculty/Staff Directory
Faculty/Staff Directory
First Name
Tom
Last Name
Olive
Email
oliveth@gvsu.edu
Title
Affiliate Faculty of Practice
Office
3160 L. William Seidman Center
Phone
616-331-7403
Department
- Finance
Expertise
- Corporate Finance
- ESOP's
- Corporate Governance
Biography
Tom Olive joined the SCB Finance faculty in Fall 2024 after a 38-year professional career starting with progressively more responsible Finance development positions in Fortune 500 FMCG companies and evolving to CFO and President/CEO roles with three West Michigan companies over the last 20 years of his corporate career. Transitioned to full-time faculty at Aquinas College in 2023-24 after four years serving as an adjunct.
Education
- Master of Management, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University (1987)
- BSBA (Accounting), Drake University (1985)
Teaching Areas
- Managerial Finance (FIN320)
- Prior experience in intermediate/advanced Managerial Finance
Service
JEM Mentor 2024-2027 cycle