Tom Blades, MBA
Adjunct Instructor
In his more than fifteen year as an Adjunct Professor of Business in Rosemont’s School of Graduate and Professional Studies, Tom Blades holds an MBA from Rosemont College and undergraduate work from three other colleges - Duquesne University, Immaculata University and the University of California, Irvine.
Tom has developed numerous new courses and curriculum at Rosemont, in addition to serving as a graduate thesis advisor. A builder of enterprise commercial and educational products and financial payment software systems, Tom passionately teaches almost every undergraduate and graduate class offered except for accounting.
His professional teaching and research interests are primarily focused on international business management and marketing. With over a decade spent in New York, Tom worked and traveled the world for JP Morgan and Citibank in global market and product development.
Prior to his banking career, Tom spent eight years in the venture capital and software development industries where he and his teams built eight separate technology start-up companies, successfully selling them all in both private and public transactions.
Contact Info
Educational Background
- MBA, Rosemont College
- Undergraduate work at Duquesne University, Immaculata University and the University of California, Irvine
Areas of Specialty
- International Business
- Marketing
- Technology Start-Ups
- Banking