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Tom Sietsema

COO

Tom is the COO of Trash Caddies.

He began his career in 2009 with the U.S. Marine Corps where he served as a civil affairs specialist and foreign military advisor in Afghanistan.

Following his military service, Tom began his career in finance working as an investment banking analyst in the Financial Institutions Group at Credit Suisse. Focused primarily on the asset management and insurance industry verticals, he worked on a number of transactions raising private capital and exploring M&A opportunities for many of the firm’s key clients within the financial services space. In 2017, he made the decision to join RenaissanceRe, a global provider of reinsurance and insurance services, where he executed all of the company’s acquisitions and divestitures, including the $1.5Bn Tokio Millenium Re acquisition and the sale of RenaissanceRe (UK) Limited. In addition to his corporate development responsibilities within RenaissanceRe, Tom also spent a significant amount of time working on the company’s direct investments portfolio and supporting the senior team responsible for managing over $10Bn of alternative reinsurance capital.

Tom graduated from Columbia University in 2016 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. He lives in Dallas, Texas with his wife and daughter. In addition to his professional achievements, Tom has been actively involved with a number of veteran focused nonprofits aiding transitioning servicemembers and is the Co-Chair of the Revenue Committee for FourBlock’s National Leadership Council.

June 8, 2022

28. Attacking Barriers to Entry in Higher Education with Tom Sietsema

In this episode, Brock talks with Tom Sietsema. Tom is a former marine who had an early interest in finance as well as M&A. We talk about his time at Columbia after his exit, why it's a great school for …

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