Mr. Costello currently provides technical and business consulting to corporate CxO's, boards of directors, venture capital firms, angels, and investment bankers in the evaluation, planning, and implementation of technologies to meet strategic and tactical business needs. He consults on an array of topics ranging from strategy formulation, technology & business alignment, open source strategies for enterprises, e-business strategy & implementation, due diligence, mergers & acquisitions, scenario modeling, and business planning related to the integration of advanced technologies into organizations. Tom also provides interim-CxO and CxO-advisory support to a variety of enterprises. He has advised both private and public sector organizations ranging from The U.S. Department of State and established top Fortune 500 organizations to early-stage/pre-funded startups.

Mr. Costello's career has spanned the universe of computing devices, ranging from card driven mainframe environment of the late 70's to the web and wireless computing devices of today. He has formerly held positions with such firms as Cambridge Technology Partners as Director of IT Strategy & Planning, CoreTech Consulting Group as Director of Management Services, U.S. Healthcare as Director of Development, AssetTRADE as both COO and CTO, the QVC Television Network, Shared Medical Systems, and GMIS.

A dynamic presenter with a unique blend of both the business and technical perspectives, Mr. Costello has spoken to various industry associations, conferences, symposiums, and universities. Tom is a co-author of CIO Wisdom 2 from Prentice-Hall and has contributed numerous articles published in a variety of national business and technical periodicals. Mr. Costello is a patent holder, and his work has been recognized by various organizations and publications including Forbes magazine. Tom provides technology and business guidance to various organizations including the NASA SBIR Mentor program and the 3E Institute.

Mr. Costello earned a Bachelor of Science in Management Information Systems from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA, where he is currently a member of the Eberly College of Business Advisory Council.