Tom Judge

In addition to his role with Valhalla Partners, Mr. Judge has been active in the private equity industry for the past twenty-six years and currently serves as Senior Advisor to a number of firms (in the United States and Europe) active in varied aspects of private equity.
He was inducted into The Private Equity Hall of Fame in 1995 and was considered the Dean of institutional investors during his fifteen-year private equity tenure at AT&T.
During those fifteen years, he created and managed the AT&T venture capital portfolio that grew from zero in 1980 to commitments of $1.5 billion in 180 partnerships formed by 90 firms.
This portfolio has, on average, returned 25% per year over the past 26 years or a multiple of 200.
He retired from AT&T in September 1995.
He is an honorary Kauffman Fellow.
Prior to managing the venture capital portfolio for the AT&T Investment Management Corporation, he was involved in all aspects of the administration of employee benefit assets at AT&T for seventeen years.
Mr. Judge has been a frequent speaker at private equity and pension fund conferences and seminars worldwide.
Mr. Judge holds an undergraduate degree from the Pennsylvania State University and he earned his MBA at Seton Hall University.