| Tom Melzer is a managing director and co-founder of RiverVest®. He works with portfolio company CEOs as a confidant and adviser on strategy, management and financing. Before co-founding RiverVest, Tom was one of a handful of individuals who had the distinction of directly influencing U.S. monetary policy. As president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Tom directed its involvement in the formulation of monetary policy, the supervision of banks, and the provision of payments services to depository institutions. In addition, he served on the FOMC, the Federal Reserve System’s chief monetary policymaking body, and chaired the investment committee for the Federal Reserve pension and thrift plans.Prior to joining the Federal Reserve, Tom was a managing director of Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc., where he was recognized as a trailblazer and troubleshooter in the areas of corporate finance, real estate finance and investment, strategic planning, and securities sales and trading. While director of the firm’s U.S. Government Securities department in the early 1980s, Tom turned around this money-losing division and grew it into a significant profit generator in ensuing years.Presently, Tom is a board observer at Centerre Healthcare Corporation, CyDex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Luminous Medical, Inc.
Outside of RiverVest, Tom holds board positions at Goldman Sachs Bank USA and ISTO Technologies. He also serves on the National Council for the Olin School of Business at Washington University in St. Louis, the Advisory Board of the Stanford Institute of Economic Policy Research, and the board of directors of Parents as Teachers National Center, Inc.
Tom received his M.B.A. and B.S. in electrical engineering from Stanford University.
Testimonial:
“From the moment RiverVest decided to invest in Luminous, Tom has been incredibly responsive. His only agenda is to support our success. I really appreciate that in a board member.”
— Rick Thompson, President and CEO of Luminous Medical
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