Tom Hawkins

Tom is the Chief Financial Officer at Talis, which provides semantic web software platforms, and a Founder at Dexios Limited, consulting to hedge funds, venture capital companies and foundations on investment management, corporate and tax structuring and operations.

Tom's previous positions include CFO at ComQi (formerly EnQii Group) and CFO at NESTA, where he was responsible for a major change programme and overseeing the management of NESTA's £300m Endowment and separate venture capital portfolio..

As a commercial finance executive within technology and media sectors, Tom also works as a consultant/advisor to alternative asset managers and early-stage technology companies on structure, tax and operational matters.

He has experience in financial management from early-stage ventures to public markets and operational and change management in VC, telecoms, IT, media and e-business from start-up to large multinational and public sector.

His specialties include financial management, reporting & control, change management, regulation, international tax, joint ventures & M&A, intellectual property, contract law, administration and company secretarial.

Tom is a qualified UK chartered accountant with Masters degrees in Mathematics (St John's, Cambridge) and Management (London Business School).

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