Thomas Taggart is a seasoned expert in global trade and international shipping, with a passion for entrepreneurship and innovation. He has an impressive educational background, having studied Advanced Courses in Strategic Business Issues in the European Union at WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management, a Bachelor of Science (BS) at United States Merchant Marine Academy, and IMBA, International Business at University of South Carolina - The Moore School of Business.

Taggart has held various positions in prestigious organizations, including his current role as Head of Cross-Border Compliance at Passport. Prior to that, he was Advisor at CaribShopper, Part-Time Instructor at The Entrepreneurship and Innovation Institute at Georgia State University, Advisor at AccenTrade, Chief Product & Logistics Officer at CaribShopper, and New Product Development at UPS. He also had a stint as Foreign Service Officer at U.S. Department of State, Senior Consultant at BAE Systems, and Consultant at Strasburger Enterprises, Inc.

With his wealth of experience, Taggart helps high-growth startups develop new service offerings, streamline existing processes, and create profitable business models. He is a certified practitioner in continuous innovation, design thinking, and lean product development, making him a valuable asset in driving breakthrough progress. The cross-border consultant leverages a network of industry contacts to help clients clear their toughest international trade and transportation hurdles.

Through his work, Taggart has helped e-commerce brands solve the most pressing challenges of getting their products to consumers, whether that's starting, sourcing, selling, shipping, or scaling. His passion for trade and innovation drives him to simplify international shipping and global trade for retailers, producers, merchants, sellers, makers, manufacturers, vendors, artists, and anyone who brings a physical product into the world and is trying to get their creations to consumers around the globe.