Tom Furst
SYSTEMATIC
INNOVATION
“As chief financial officer for SRI International Tom Furst oversees one of the great economic engines of Silicon Valley. Since its founding….SRI has been at the epicenter of worldwide technological development.”
- The Washington Times
MIT Executive in Residence;
Board Member: The Gladstone Foundation, Silicon Valley Executive Network (SVEN)
Game Changing Silicon Valley Executive
CFO / COO for 18 years at SRI International; one of the most successful innovation engines on the planet; Business Week described SRI as “a breeding ground for blockbusters” and “the Soul of Silicon Valley;”
Keynote Speaker
"Tom is an extremely articulate speaker, having given hundreds of presentations to leading company executives, government officials, and general audiences.”
-- Dr. Curt Carlson, CEO SRI 1998 – 2014; now CEO, The Practice of Innovation, 2014 – Present; Innovation Speaker, Author, Practitioner
Boards and Consulting
Tom engages with R&D organizations in ways that help ignite innovation; that recognize and build on their unique missions and characters; that balance their research and commercialization goals; and if appropriate incorporate their clinical and educational missions as well.
© 2016 by Thomas Furst