Thomas W. Knutson

Thomas W. Knutson (born 1957) is a financial architect.
Tom Knutson was born in Austin, Minnesota in 1957. He is the son of commercial artist and wildlife artist Robert C. Knutson.
Knutson started drafting homes when he was 19. After serving with the United States Army under Major General Gary E. Luck.
In California, Knutson became known for his work with Lyon Homes CA, which grew to produce over 4,000 homes per year under the leadership of General William Lyon. Today this firm has produced over 100,000 homes, and is recognized as one of the nation's largest homebuilders.
Knutson moved to Utah a decade prior to the Olympics, and started a firm called TKO to speculate on land. TKO also became heavily involved with The Trail Keepers Foundation, a non-profit organization who strives to find more land and help keep it open for the future.
Shortly after Knutson’s return to Minnesota his designs became syndicated on The Cottage Home network and he became known throughout the USA as a residential designer. Jim Tolpin’s book The New Cottage Home went on to become a nationwide best seller.
Over the years Knutson has expanded his interests to include Diamond Condo Hotel LLC as well as investment services with Thomas Knutson Investments LLC.
Knutson is known for his work in banking computer systems and security. Knutson started to specialize in private investments and placement, with a specialty in the area of Condo, Hotel, Golf and Resort communities as well as Commercial investments, and has made connections to funding.
Knutson attended school in Edina which has been ranked in the Newsweek poll of 100 best schools in America several times. Knutson has attended several universities.
Knutson charitable giving includes Camp Knutson for disabled kids; the U. S. National Reforestation services at Knutson-Vanderberg Trust; and Knutson University halls at Crookston University Minnesota and Texas.
Knutson humiliated himself as being technologically ignorant by making repetitive claims of perpetual motion or over unity arrangement for powering a boat. He engaged in colorful discussion on a reputable boat design web forum claiming that he could use an electric motor to drive a generator and create excess energy.

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