Tom Gardner

{{Short description|American entrepreneur (born 1968)}} {{distinguish|Tom Gardiner}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2024}} {{Infobox person | name = Tom Gardner | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1968|4|16}} | birth_place = | occupation = Entrepreneur | years_active = | known_for = Founder/CEO of [[the Motley Fool]] }}

'''Tom Gardner''' (born April 16, 1968) is an American entrepreneur. He is CEO and one of three founders of [[the Motley Fool]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=About The Motley Fool |url=https://www.fool.com/about/ |access-date=May 2, 2023 |website=The Motley Fool}}</ref>

==Early life and education== Gardner attended [[Brown University]], graduating in 1990 with a B.A. with honors in English and creative writing.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=David and Tom Gardner {{!}} American entrepreneurs {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/David-and-Tom-Gardner |access-date=May 2, 2023 |website=www.britannica.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Tom Gardner {{!}} TEDxBrownUniversity |url=https://www.brown.edu/campus-life/events/tedx/tom-gardner |url-status=dead |access-date=May 2, 2023 |website=www.brown.edu |archive-date=May 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230502014435/https://www.brown.edu/campus-life/events/tedx/tom-gardner }}</ref> He later pursued two master's degrees at the [[University of Montana]] but left the programs to return to the D.C. area. He received an honorary PhD in humane letters from [[Strayer University]] in 2000.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zendrian |first=Alexandra |title=Get Briefed: Tom Gardner |url=https://www.forbes.com/2009/09/26/gardner-dolby-middleby-intelligent-investing-motley-fool.html |access-date=May 2, 2023 |website=Forbes}}</ref>

==Career== In 1993, he and his older brother, [[David Gardner (The Motley Fool)|David Gardner]], started the Motley Fool as a vehicle for teaching people about saving and investing in stocks.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Motley Fool Staff |title=America Is Leading the Global Economy Above and Beyond Its Pre-Pandemic Strength|url=https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/america-is-leading-the-global-economy-above-and-beyond-its-pre-pandemic-strength-2021-07|access-date=July 26, 2021|website=www.nasdaq.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|author=Motley Fool Staff|date=May 6, 2021|title=A Letter from The Motley Fool Co-Founder David Gardner|url=https://www.fool.com/investing/stock-market/2021/05/06/a-letter-from-the-motley-fool-co-founder-david-gar/|access-date=July 26, 2021|website=The Motley Fool}}</ref> Gardner is the author of ''The Motley Fool Hidden Gems'' newsletter, which aims to find the most promising small public companies for investment, and ''The Motley Fool Stock Advisor'' newsletter, in which he competes with his brother, David.<ref name=":0" /> The two had learned how to invest from their father.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.fool.com/investing/2023/04/05/motley-fool-co-founder-david-gardner-on-rule-break/ | title=Motley Fool Co-Founder David Gardner on Rule Breaker Investing, April Fool's Day Pranks, and Financial Freedom for All | date=April 5, 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oI563V2Ypg | title=The Motley Fool's Co-Founders on Beating the Market, Building a Global Business & Having Fun | website=[[YouTube]] | date=July 20, 2018 }}</ref>

Gardner has testified before the [[United States Congress]], calling for greater transparency in [[Wall Street]] dealings.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Testimony of Thomas M. Gardner on S7-13-00 |url=https://www.sec.gov/rules/proposed/s71300/testimony/gardner1.htm |access-date=May 2, 2023 |website=www.sec.gov}}</ref>

The Gardner brothers have co-authored several books, including ''The Motley Fool Investment Guide'',<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Gardner|first1=David|title=The Motley Fool Investment Guide for Teens: 8 Steps to Having More Money Than Your Parents Ever Dreamed Of|last2=Gardner|first2=Tom|date=August 6, 2002|publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=0743229967}}</ref> ''You Have More Than You Think'',<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0UdXoIoEQCEC&dq=you%20have%20more%20than%20you%20think&pg=PP1 | title=The Motley Fool You Have More Than You Think: The Foolish Guide to Personal Finance | isbn=978-0-7432-1612-8 | last1=Gardner | first1=David | last2=Gardner | first2=Tom | date=January 2, 2001 | publisher=Simon and Schuster }}</ref> ''Rule Breakers, Rule Makers'',<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kAjGVsqXQFIC&q=rule+breakers+rule+makers | title=The Motley Fool's Rule Breakers, Rule Makers: The Foolish Guide to Picking Shares | isbn=978-0-7522-1899-1 | last1=Gardner | first1=David | last2=Gardner | first2=Tom | date=2000 | publisher=Boxtree }}</ref> and ''The Motley Fool Investment Guide for Teens''.

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==External links== * [https://www.fool.com/ The Motley Fool official website]

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