Tom Beck

Tom Beck earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Arizona and his MBA in finance from Southern Methodist University.

He was a founding partner of Blockbuster Midwest (d.b.a. Blockbuster Video) in 1986. During Tom’s 3-year tenure, Blockbuster grew from one unit to over 400 units with revenues of $450 million. After managing various aspects of Blockbuster Video’s operations, he joined the private KCEB Foundation in 1989 as Executive Director. There, he established funding and investment guidelines for the foundation and provided management consulting services for many non-profit organizations.

In 1992, Tom was a founding partner of Boston Chicken, Inc., and for six and a half years he was a senior officer overseeing the development of many aspects of the corporation, including franchise development, international development, and organizational development. When Tom left Boston Chicken in 1998, he was Senior Vice President of Human Resources overseeing all aspects of Human Resources as well as Operations Support, Training, and Call Center Operations. During those six and a half years, Boston Chicken developed more than 1,200 Boston Market units and more than 600 Einstein Bagel units.

Tom has served as a guest lecturer on business and leadership issues at the Northwest Graduate School of Theology, Denver Seminary, Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary, and the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, where he served as adjunct faculty teaching a course in International Management.

As a consultant, he has helped a variety of global parachurch organizations with organizational and team development, governance, and executive coaching. Most recently, Tom served for 13 years at Compassion International in various roles within human resources, spending the last 10 years as the Chief People and Culture Officer.

He now serves as a consultant to various US and global non-profit organizations focusing on organizational and team development as well as executive coaching. He is also a partner with Stratcom International, providing a broader suite of services.