Jay Corscadden
MANAGING PARTNER
Jay is the Managing General Partner of Clarkston Merchant Partners where he is responsible for making and managing the firm’s principal investments. Before co-founding Clarkston Merchant Partners, Jay co-founded and managed Adams, Harkness Ventures, a technology-focused venture capital fund. Prior to Adams Harkness Ventures, Jay was a senior investment banker at Adams Harkness & Hill where he advised technology companies with respect to raising public and private equity capital and in mergers and acquisitions transactions. During that tenure, he helped his clients successfully complete more than $2.8 billion of transaction volume.
Jay began his career with KPMG Peat Marwick before joining the software and consulting division Siemens-Nixdorf Information Systems. Jay graduated from Providence College, and received his M.B.A. from The Fuqua School of Business at Duke University. He is a Certified Public Accountant.
Tom Finegan
CEO, CO-FOUNDER, CLARKSTON CONSULTING
Tom Finegan, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Clarkston Consulting, has defined the firm’s vision since co-founding the company nearly 30 years ago. Along with the other co-founders, Tom believes consulting firms that genuinely care about driving measurable business results for clients and create a rewarding and stimulating environment for professionals will thrive in the crowded consulting marketplace. Tom is responsible for managing the company, formulating long-term strategies, and driving growth.
Under Tom’s leadership, Clarkston has achieved an industry-leading client satisfaction rating of 97% over the last twenty years. Tom has applied his experience and leadership philosophy in his Wall Street Journal bestselling book, Amplifiers: How Great Leaders Magnify the Power of Teams, Increase the Impact of Organizations, and Turn Up the Volume on Positive Change. In his book, Tom explores how leaders can develop and nurture true Amplifiers – individuals who marry both leadership and followership to influence up, lead others, and execute the mission of the business.
Named a finalist in Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year, a 40 under 40 Leader, and other industry awards, Tom is recognized in the industry as an entrepreneurial strategist able to bring new innovative ideas to large and emerging companies alike. As a proven leader and a recognized expert in transformational strategy development, Tom still serves as an adviser and advocate for global life sciences, retail, and consumer products companies.
Tom also serves as chairman of FoodLogiQ, LLC and is a managing member of Clarkston Merchant Partners. He was a board member for the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Research Triangle Chapter and a past executive member of the board for the Council for Entrepreneurial Development (CED). Tom currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors for Momentum, located in Durham, NC.