Thomas Loker

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Location

Danville, California, USA

Birthday

October 31

Bio

Tom Loker served as chief operating officer of a healthcare company that coordinated the management and care of health care benefits and related services, as well as a few nonprofit organizations. He also was most recently the founder of the WE Movement, a philanthropic initiative that used a software program to help connect “those that have goods, products and services,” and who wish to offer them gratis, to “those who desperately need them.”His efforts in these areas were focused on the uninsured, the underserved and “those most fragile among us.” As a champion for those most in need of health care and related services, Loker has traveled to Washington D.C. extensively over the past several years where he met with legislators, helping them shape the recently passed health care bill. His fascination with the inner workings of the health care industry, and the evolution of health care over the past two hundred years, prompted him to write a book, entitled The History and Evolution of Health Care in America: The Untold Backstory of Where We’ve Been, Where We Are, and Why Health Care Needs More Reform. The book is now released and available at http://bit.ly/IKI0gI as well as Amazon.com and other booksellers. Speaking on a range of topics related to his areas of expertise, Loker has made many broadcast appearances discussing the intricacies of health care and its reform. One of the fundamental problems is our own understanding and expectation of our health care system! A partial list includes broadcast outlets such as KABC 7, KFBK News Talk 1530, KDRT 95.7, KCRA 3 (NBC), WHKT AM 1650, KKGO 105.1 (“Tuned In with PJ Ochlan”), KGIL 1260 AM, KKJZ 88.1 FM, and WSVA 550 AM (“Late Afternoons with Mike Schikman”). Loker has also been quoted as a source by a number of print and online publications including The Christian Science Monitor, Physician’s Money Digest, Los Angeles Daily News, Healthcare Finance News, Processor,Menlo Park Patch, Sacramento Press, The North Sac News, PharmaWire.com, OCFamily.com, NewsBlaze.com, BioPharmInsight.com, and InsuranceQuotes.com. A prolific writer, Loker’s authored articles have been featured in Lead-Zine and several medical publications. With over 30 years experience in sales, marketing, finance and operations, Loker’s background has not only included serving the needs of health care companies like Ramsell, Bioluminate/Biotelligent, Inc. and the Lucille Packard Children’s Hospital, he has also offered his expertise to other industries including technology, biotech, consumer retail, telecom services, and education. Loker was the founder and senior partner of Wild Tiger Holding Company and Thomas Loker Consulting. Founded in March of 1995 and located in Danville, California, TLC gained recognition throughout Silicon Valley and the investor community for its superb leadership and packaging of startup companies. He also gained an impressive reputation for reviving those struggling companies that were close to shutting down. Wild Tiger specialized in providing “Tiger Teams” that consisted of an extensive group of experienced professionals that served as a temporary executive team. These teams managed the growth of start-ups and the revitalization of distressed companies. In his early days, Loker held several senior level executive management positions including that of president & CEO, vice president, and director for companies such as ICOMMM Corporation, Sybersay Communications, Mylinx Corporation, MGV International, Power UP Software, ComputerLand and Epson America. Loker currently serves on the board of directors or as an advisor to the board of RedZone Robotics Corporation (the acquirer of ICOMMM Corporation), He has served on the boards of Safebridge Consultants, Inc., Sybersay Corporation, ICOMMM, Inc., The Oakland School for the Arts, Flowers Heritage Foundation, and Ramsell Corporation. The launch of the WE Movement is not Tom Loker’s only philanthropic endeavor. He has been involved in other charitable activities and ventures as well. For instance, at the request of Governor Jerry Brown, Loker served as a member and later president of the board of directors for The Oakland School for the Arts, a grade six through 12 performing arts charter school. He also has been active in other philanthropic education and faith-based efforts, and is currently an active supporter of the Children’s Hospital of Oakland. One of Loker’s favorite charitable causes has been the Easter Seals program where one of his sons was named an ambassador for that organization