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Tom Dailey's Background
Since October, 2009, President at 2Checkout.com, Inc. of Columbus, Ohio, a leading global provider of ecommerce and payment solutiosn for more than 50,000 sellers and over 1 million consumers.
Member of the start-up team at Discover Card in 1985 serving for over 20 years. I was the executive-in-charge of Discover's multi-billion dollar global merchant business and a member of the Discover Card Management Committee and parent Morgan Stanley's Senior Management Group.
Upon departure from Discover/Morgan Stanley, I founded a consultancy providing expertise in the card and payments industry.
Frequent media contributor, including print, radio and television with contributions in several well-respected publications as well as television and radio.
I have also have served as an expert witness in several high-profile transaction industry legal matters.
Board Affiliations
Current corporate board affiliations include: Director at 2CO Global based in Cyprus; Advisory Director at Progress Financial based in Mountain view, California; and Advisory Director at iMerchantAdvance based in San Diego, California.
Prior affiliations include: Director at Merchant e-Solutions of Redwood City, California; Advisory Director at Morgan Stanley; and Advisory Director at 2Checkout.com.
Non-profit board work has included: Member of the Leadership Board of the American Diabetes Association, National Trustee of the Columbus Symphony Orchestra, and Board of Ambassadors of Omni Youth Services of Chicago.
Partial Recent Client List:
Credit Suisse, Glenhill Capital, SAC Capital, Fidelity Investments, Canyon Capital, AT&T, TPG Axon, Highfield Capital, Silver Lake, Fleishman-Hillard, Citibank, UBS, Gerson Lehrman Group, SAB Capital Management, Ascend Capital, Brencourt Advisors, Greenlight Capital, Morgan Stanley (UK), Vista Research (Standard & Poors/McGraw Hill), Tyndall Management, Investor Group Services (IGS), Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, Castle Point Capital, Bain and Co.,,Sheffield Asset Management
Brahman Management, Court Square Capital Partners, William Blair and Company, Citadel Investment Group, McKinsey and Company, Scout Capital, Blackstone Kailix, Owl Creek Asset Management, Golden Tree Asset Management, Satellite Asset Management, Blackrock, T.C.I. Fund Management
Media Contributions
Tom was featured in a recent issue of Progress Magazine and recently appeared on Voice America Radio (hear the interview).
I have been quoted by: Forbes Magazine, Wall Street Journal, Smart Money, Creditcards.com, Transaction World, American Banker, Associated Press, ABC National Network Television, Card Management magazine, Bank Technology News, The Green Sheet, Nilson Report, Progress Magazine, Voice America radio, San Bernadino Sun, numerous local and trade publications.
Partial list of publications quoting Tom:
Forbes Magazine: Hard Charger
Why Getting a Small Business Credit Card is Smart - creditcards.com
Wall Street Journal
Progress Magazine: The Ultimate Compettive Advantage
Credit Card Users Key to Holiday Success
Voice America Radio
Tom Dailey (Audio): Dont Just Survive: Thrive!
Tom Dailey and the Duchess of York
Discover Teams with "Catch Me if You Can" Fraud Expert
MarketWatch: Avoiding College's Plastic Hangover
Business Day Magazine
Americans for Fairness in Lending
Tom Dailey: Grupo Financiero Banamex
San Diego Channel 10 News: When Starting a Small Business, Get a Business Card
Smart Money: Crash Course in Credit Cards
Credit Card Management: Merchant Acquiring
Progress Financial: Meet the Advisors
Merchants Unbound
Fluent Media
Creditcards.com: When Starting a Small Business, Get a Business Card
American Banker
Recent Public Speaking Engagements:
International Conference on Business and Conciousness, Santa Fe, NM; International Association for Psychological Type, Baltimore, MD; University of St. Mary's-Sobey School of Business, Halifax, Nova Scotia; Carnegie Library Centennial, Columbus, Ohio; Voice America Radio-Embracing the Journey Program.
Recent Engagements:
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| Emcee - Omni Youth Services Gala, Chicago |
| Keynote - College of St. Mary's Center for Spirituality in the Workplace, Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Workshop - Carnegie Library, Columbus, Ohio |
| Workshop/Keynote - Crossroads Center, Archdiocese of Chicago, Chicago |
| Symposium - International Association for Psychological Type, Baltimore, MD |
| Symposium - Conference on Business and Consciousness, Santa Fe, NM |
| Featured Guest - Embracing the Journey program, American Business Network Radio |
Community/Civic Involvement
A partial list of community and civic involvement includes the Lumen Cordium Society and Archbishop's Circle of the Archdiocese of Chicago; National Trustee of the Columbus (Ohio) Symphony Orchestra; Honorary Burgermeister of the Columbus (Ohio) Oktoberfest; Board of Ambassadors of Omni Youth Services (Chicago);, Congressional Intern for the 6th District of Ohio (including recipient of the LBJ Congressional Intern award), Leadership Board of the American Diabetes Association. I have also been involved with Junior Achievement, Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) and Chances for Children, a charity founded by Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York. I was honored to be invited to be a part of Chicago Archbishop Cardinal George's entourage for a visit to Pope John Paul II in Rome in 2004. I am member of the Metropolitan Club of Chicago.
Fun Facts
I have played "chopsticks" with Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York (she signed my piano as a souvenir); have served as Dolly Parton's escort at a charity event; and have had attended the Macy's Parade and Thanksgiving dinner with Rue McClanahan of "Golden Girls" fame. I have been the Grand Marshal of the Disney World Orlando parade; have been a contestant on "Wheel of Fortune"; twice introduced President and Mrs. Ford at the Vail Christmas Tree Lighting, and was on the platform with Mayor Rudolph Giuliani for the Y2K celebration in Times Square on January 1, 2000. I was part of Cardinal Francis George of Chicago's entourage for a visit to Pope John Paul II in Rome in 2004 and have served as Burgermeister for the Oktoberfest in Columbus, Ohio.
During my career I have met with Hollywood personalities including Dolly Parton, Rue McClanahan, Jay Jacobs, Elton John and others; sports celebrities such as Archie Griffin , royalty including the Duchess of York, government figures including a president and two first ladies and even astronaut Storey Musgrave. My father was a world champion outdoor sportsman.
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