Thomas King is an experienced business leader with over a decade of experience – ranging from the public sector to venture capital to boutique consulting and executive search. Thomas’ experience in and around the financial services industry includes over five years at the leading venture capital firm, QED Investors, and, most recently, nearly three years serving as the Chief Operating Officer of AQN Strategies. At QED, Thomas served as the Chief of Staff for QED’s Managing Partner, Nigel Morris, and later as an Associate focused on QED’s venture build efforts. Thomas began his career as a legislative staffer in the US Senate, focused on energy, broadband, telecommunications, finance, technology, cybersecurity, and transportation.
Thomas has a BA from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) and an MBA from the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business.
Drew has spent most of his career in the search industry. Prior to joining Lingua Franca, Drew worked as a Senior Recruiter for Korn Ferry, an international executive search firm. At Korn Ferry, Drew specialized in the recruitment of finance and accounting roles across professional and executive levels. Drew also led searches in other areas including legal, human resources, sales & marketing, and compliance. Drew was one of the main interfaces between his clients and Korn Ferry, and managed the entire search process for his positions.
Prior to working at Korn Ferry, Drew owned and ran an independent boutique recruitment firm with a national scope that specialized in the placement of finance professionals. Drew was responsible for all aspects of the business, including business development and all recruitment responsibilities. During the three years Drew ran this business, he placed 30+ professionals in different locations throughout the country, primarily specializing in mid-level and Director level positions. Areas of focus included startup companies, financial services, insurance, real estate, consumer goods, and accounting firms. Drew interfaced daily with Directors of Talent Acquisition as well as executive leadership. He has also worked as an in-house recruiter for Bon Secours Health System and as an executive recruiter at Randstad.
Drew is a graduate of Virginia Tech and received a Bachelor of Science in Finance and a Bachelor of Arts in History. Drew also received a Global Business Minor.