Tom Base is a healthcare industry leader and expert who has navigated multi-billion-dollar business deals and invested in more than 30 start-ups. With a career spanning military officer, investment banker, venture capitalist, and strategy consultant, he has specialized in combining finance, business development, and operations to develop healthcare partnerships and investments. With more than $2 billion in mergers, acquisition, partnerships, and investments, he is a well-known expert in the industry. His educational background includes an MBA in Finance and IT from RSM Erasmus University and a BS from the US Naval Academy at Annapolis. Tom Base has served as the Managing Director, Healthtech at Boomtown Accelerators and Consultant, Digital Health Tech, Behavioral Health at Catalyst Health Resources LLC. He has also worked as Director of Business Development & Operations at CHDI Foundation and Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and as Vice President Corporate Finance at Frost Securities.