Tom Spahn
Fusion Lawyer | ex-McKinsey, submarine veteran
San Francisco Bay Area
Invests in
Locations:
Min Investment:
$100,000.00Max Investment:
$5,000,000.00Target Investment:
$1,500,000.00
Skills
Education
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- SU
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- US
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Work Experience
2025
Head of Legal
2025
Accelerating the world’s transition to fusion energy.
2021 - 2024
Founder & CEO
2021 - 2024
Founded and led advisory firm focused on the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industries. Partnered with senior executive clients at leading organizations to drive organic and inorganic growth opportunities, including corporate development and M&A strategy, deal structuring and transaction execution, valuation services, financial restructuring, and operational transformations.
2018 - 2021
VC Principal
2018 - 2021
Invested in innovative real estate, construction, and infrastructure technology companies, supported fund capital raising, operations, and financial reporting, and supported portfolio company growth, including serving as a board member and observer.
2017 - 2018
President & COO
2017 - 2018
Led operations, strategy, and finance for a rapidly growing legaltech startup, which successfully built and operated a platform whereby a user could instantly pay, challenge, or arrange financing for traffic citations simply by taking a photograph of their ticket with their mobile phone.
2014 - 2017
Engagement Manager
2014 - 2017
Led engagements across multiple industries (aerospace and defense, mining, semiconductor manufacturing, renewable energy) and functional areas (operational improvement, restructuring and transformation, post-merger integration, due diligence, organizational design, strategy).
2011 - 2014
Attorney (Corporate, M&A)
2011 - 2014
Practiced corporate law, primarily mergers and acquisitions, public and private finance, securities offerings, Securities Exchange Act reporting and general corporate governance matters.
2001 - 2008
Nuclear Submarine Officer
2001 - 2008
Served in leadership roles across multiple assignments, including: division officer aboard the nuclear fast-attack submarine USS Chicago (Pearl Harbor, HI), staff officer, U.S. Third Fleet (San Diego, CA), and interagency economic development planning officer, Combined Joint Task Force - 82 (Bagram, Afghanistan).