Faculty/Staff Directory

First Name
Tom

Last Name
Olive

Email
[email protected]

Title
Affiliate Faculty of Practice

Office
SCB 3160

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

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