Thomas began his work in the company's EMS and ODM research practice in 2010.
Prior to IHS, Thomas was a Senior Equity Analyst at JPMorgan publishing research on companies in JPMorgan's Global Electronics Manufacturing Supply Chain equity research practice for over eight years. Thomas was ranked in Institutional Investor Magazine’s annual poll of top sector analysts. Prior to joining JPMorgan, Thomas worked for Lazard Asset Management in New York City and Blackrock in San Francisco.
Thomas is a CFA charterholder and a member of the CFA Institute in addition to membership in the New York Society of Security Analysts.
Thomas is a graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a Bachelor of Science-Business Administration (Accounting emphasis) where he was also a member of the Intercollegiate Baseball team and was named Academic All-Big Eight Conference. Thomas resides in Marin County, California