Thomas McGuckinFounder

United States - Detroit Metropolitan Area

Tom McGuckin retired from PricewaterhouseCoopers in July 2024 after 27 years of service. Tom joined PwC in 1997 and was admitted to the partnership in 2005. At PwC, he held various client and internal roles working in offices in the US (Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Florham Park, Tampa) and internationally (Bangkok, Tokyo, and Shanghai).

Tom began his career nearly 35 years ago with a Japanese automotive supplier in Japan, then establishing its production operations in the US. He has spent over half of his professional career working with a broad range of multinational automotive manufacturers and suppliers in developed and emerging markets of North America, Europe and Asia. His assignments primarily focused on financial statement assurance, internal controls, supplier development, as well as operational and strategy matters. Tom has dealt with the ebb and flows of the automotive industry and firm matters. He was significantly involved in crisis, quality and risk management matters following the Asian monetary crisis in Thailand and regulatory matters in Japan. He returned to the US and served various automotive and industrial product clients in the Greater Michigan market; however, after three years he was back in Asia focusing on the challenges of rapid growth in China as well as across the region as PwC's AsiaPacific Automotive Leader.

Tom then served PwC internally at the National Quality Office focusing on improving the firm's inspection reviews, contracting, and risk management. He led and collaborated on efforts to enable processes through technology, data and operational solutions to streamline processes, maintain protocols and enhance decision making in a dynamic environment.

Tom studied Economics at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree. Tom later earned a Master of Science in Industrial Administration (MBA) at Carnegie Mellon University's Tepper School of Business (GSIA) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. More recently, Tom completed the Chief Risk Officer certificate program at Carnegie Mellon's Heinz School of Information and Policy. Tom is also U.S. Certified Public Accountant.