Thomas J. Clarke, Jr. Biography

Thomas J. Clarke, Jr., is the chairman and CEO of TheStreet.com. Clarke is focused on providing the strategy and vision that has enabled TheStreet.com to become a leading multimedia provider of financial commentary, analysis, news, and research. Clarke joined TheStreet.com in 1999, bringing with him almost 20 years of management experience in the financial services industry, including a range of management positions and experience in starting subsidiaries in foreign countries. Prior to joining TheStreet.com, he served as chief executive of Thomson Financial Investor Relations (formerly Technimetrics Inc.). In this capacity, Clarke grew Technimetrics into a global entity that services clients in over 20 countries, and successfully oversaw the 1998 sale of Technimetrics from Knight-Ridder to the Thomson Corporation. He started his career at Technimetrics in 1984. His previous management experience included positions at McAuto Systems Corp. and Media Records. Clarke is a business information advisor for Plum Holdings L.P., a venture capital fund based in Philadelphia that focuses on early-stage media companies. He also serves on the University of Albany 's executive advisory board of the Center for Comparative Functional Genomics, and on the board of Standing Stone, Inc., developers of disease state management solutions. He received a master's degree in business administration from Hofstra University and a bachelor's degree in marketing from St. John's University.