Profile
Tom Harris is a Senior Managing Director in Hercules’ Technology Group at our Palo Alto offices, and brings more than 17 years of financing, syndications and technology investment banking experience to the firm.
Tom joins Hercules after several years at Silicon Valley Bank, most recently as a Managing Director in the Syndications group, where he led more than $4 billion in syndicated senior and subordinated facilities for leading technology companies.
Prior to SVB, he spent 6 years on BofA Merrill Lynch’s Investment Banking team, with more than $22bn of lead software M&A, LBO and IPO transactions completed, and more than $10bn in lead leveraged loan and bond transactions closed.
Prior to BofA Merrill Lynch, he spent 8 years in high yield origination and capital markets at TD Securities in New York.
Tom holds an MBA with honors from Columbia Business School and a BS in Finance and Economics from the Stern School of Business at NYU.
Thomas Harris active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Hercules Capital
Hercules Capital Investment ManagersFinance Hercules Capital invests in public and private companies located in the United States. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of technology and life science sectors. It provides financing in the form of debt and equity for acquisitions, growth stage capital requirements with a transaction size ranging from USD 5 to 500 million. | Private Equity Investor | 2017-03-31 |
Former positions of Thomas Harris
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| NORANDA ALUMINUM HOLDING CORPORATION | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2010-06-30 |
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Provides wealth management, securities trading and sales, corporate finance and investment banking services | President | 2009-04-30 |
Training of Thomas Harris
Experiences
Positions held
Active
Inactive
Listed companies
Private companies
Connections
1st degree connections
1st degree companies
Male
Female
Members of the board
Executives
Linked companies
| Private companies | 5 |
|---|---|
Noranda Aluminum Holding Corp.
Noranda Aluminum Holding Corp. AluminumNon-Energy Minerals Produces flat-rolled and primary aluminum products and provides bauxite mining services | Non-Energy Minerals |
Hercules Capital
Hercules Capital Investment ManagersFinance Hercules Capital invests in public and private companies located in the United States. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of technology and life science sectors. It provides financing in the form of debt and equity for acquisitions, growth stage capital requirements with a transaction size ranging from USD 5 to 500 million. | Finance |
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Provides wealth management, securities trading and sales, corporate finance and investment banking services | Finance |
Columbia Business School
Columbia Business School Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
The Leonard N Stern School of Business
The Leonard N Stern School of Business Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
- Stock Market
- Insiders
- Thomas Harris
















