Thomas is President and CEO at Homrich Berg. Thomas added the role of CEO after a well-planned leadership transition where he served as President for four years. In his role as President, he served as a key member of executive management, leading a number of growth and client service initiatives. Thomas has an extensive background in wealth management both as an advisor to clients and as a leader of client service organizations. He believes in HB’s core values and the unwavering focus on delivering high-touch, fiduciary fee-only client service to HB clients on all the important financial issues they face in their lives.
Prior to joining HB, Thomas was most recently the head of Division Wealth Management for SunTrust Bank. In that role, he managed all of the core private wealth management sales and client service activities on a national basis across nine SunTrust divisions. Prior to this role, Thomas was the Chief Executive Officer of GenSpring Family Offices, the multi-family office subsidiary of SunTrust Bank, which provides independent advice to ultra-high-net-worth families. Before joining GenSpring, Thomas served as the Head of the Sports & Entertainment Specialty Group for SunTrust. In that capacity, Thomas managed a group of advisors who provided private wealth management services to sports and entertainment professionals. Prior to managing the Sports & Entertainment Specialty Group, Thomas was the wealth services manager for the Atlanta region. Thomas has spent his entire career in the wealth management industry and was an advisor managing high-net-worth client relationships before transitioning into his leadership roles.
A native of Atlanta, Thomas holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business from Wake Forest University and is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional. He is active in the community, currently serving as a member of the Charles Schwab Advisor Services Advisory Board, on the Wake Forest Athletics Advisory Council, on the Leadership Council of Zoo Atlanta, and as an Advisory Board member for The UHNW Institute. He has previously served on the Emory University Board of Visitors as well as the Board of Trustees for the Atlanta Sports Council, the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, the Atlanta Botanical Gardens, the Atlanta Children’s Shelter, the Atlanta Police Foundation, Young Harris College and as a Lay Leader for Peachtree Road United Methodist Church.
Thomas is married to Susan, and they have three children, Eleanor, Hayes, and Ben.