Tom Smiley graduated from Grad ID in 2014 and is currently a Senior Manager in Mergers and Acquisitions for the management consulting firm West Monroe in Los Angeles, CA. At West Monroe, he uses human-centered design theory and product design principles to advise private equity firms on purchasing, transforming, and selling their portfolio companies. Tom has spent a career leveraging design theory to increase company valuations, including in-house at J.D. Power, where he led the development of AI-supported connected car technology.