About Tom J. Nolan

Tom J. Nolan is a seasoned executive, entrepreneur, and board leader with more than two decades of experience scaling iconic consumer brands across fashion, lifestyle, and media.

Most recently, he served as CEO of Kendra Scott, where he guided the company through extraordinary growth—expanding to more than 165 stores, driving a thriving e-commerce and wholesale business, and strengthening its mission of fashion, family, and philanthropy. During his tenure, the company grew more than twentyfold with an enterprise value over $1B, earned a spot on Newsweek’s America’s Most Loved Workplaces (2022–2024), and he was named Austin Business Journal’s 2023 Best CEO.

Earlier in his career, Tom held senior roles at Ralph Lauren, where he led the golf, tennis, and Olympics businesses across North America, Mexico, and the Caribbean, and at Condé Nast as Vice President & Publisher. He also founded Prospect Brands and currently advises and invests in consumer and lifestyle companies. He serves on the boards of Made In, Greyson, and the Kenan-Flagler Center for Entrepreneurship, and is Chairman of Sweetens Cove Spirits Company.

Tom earned his MBA from UNC’s Kenan-Flagler Business School and a BA in Business, Finance, and Communications from Fordham University, where he played baseball and golf. He lives in Austin with his wife, Alexandra, and their growing family, and remains deeply committed to philanthropy through the Brain Aneurysm Foundation, Inheritance of Hope, The Morgan Hoffman Foundation, and the Nolan Family Scholarship at Villanova University.