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Thomas J. Waite
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Thomas Joseph Waite is an American author of thrillers. He is also a veteran of the technology field, a board director for a number of technology companies, and has worked for or served as an advisor to dozens of technology companies. Previously he was an entrepreneur, having built and sold his own firm, Waite & Company, a specialist in developing business and market strategies for technology companies. Early life and career Thomas Waite was born in Ipswich, Massachusetts to dentist Robert E. Waite and registered nurse Anna Rose "Nancy" Waite. He attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he majored in English Literature and was selected by the English Department to participate in an international study program at Oxford University. He went on to work at Nolan, Norton and Company, a consulting firm; the management consulting firm McKinsey & Company; and CSC Index, where he led the development and marketing of the business reengineering concept, the marketing and practice of which quadrupled the firm's revenues between 1998 and 1995.. In 1995, Waite co-founded Waite & Company, a strategy consulting firm specializing in technology companies. In 1999, he sold the firm to the Internet consulting firm Zefer (now part of NEC). He later worked as the CEO and President of Waite Associates, and as the Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer of Prince Lobel, a law firm in Boston, Massachusetts. Writing Waite began his writing career ghostwriting business books and articles. His first bylined article appeared in The New York Times in 1998. This was followed by a series of articles in the Harvard Business Review. Waite conceived and marketed a series of business books, including the New York Times bestseller Reengineering the Corporation In 2012, his debut bestselling novel, Terminal Value, was published by Marlborough Press. In 2014, the first of his Lana Elkins Thriller series, Lethal Code was published by 47North. The second in this series, Trident Code, was published in 2015 and the third, Unholy Code, in 2016. He is also the author of numerous articles about cyberwarfare that have appeared in such publications as The Boston Globe and The Daily Beast. Personal life Waite currently lives in Boston, Massachusetts. Board positions Waite has held numerous board positions for both non-profit and for profit organizations. He currently serves on the board of directors of Advisor Perspectives and OmniLync. Bibliography *Unholy Code, 2016 ISBN 978-1-532-87112-2 *Trident Code, 2015 ISBN 978-1-477-82840-3 *Lethal Code, 2014 ISBN 978-1-477-82505-1 *Terminal Value, 2012 ISBN 978-0-985-02580-9 *"When Cyberthrillers Become Real Life," The Boston Globe, 2015 *"Knausgaards and Clancys Fight Over Turf," The Daily Beast, 2015 *"What Cli-Fi Can Do To Save The Planet," The Daily Climate, 2015 *"Sci vs. Fi?," SFF World, 2015 * "Keeping to the Fairway," Harvard Business Review, April 2003 *"Stick to the Core - Or Go For More," Harvard Business Review, February 2002 *"Marketing Breakthrough Products," Harvard Business Review, November-December 1999 *"Consulting: Don't Lose It, Improve It," The New York Times, 1998. 
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