Tom Stanton, author of WHY SOME FIRMS THRIVE WHILE OTHERS FAIL

Thomas H. Stanton is a Washington, DC attorney, and a Fellow of the Center for the Study of American Government at the Johns Hopkins University.

He was a senior investigator of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission that examined the causes of the financial meltdown of 2007-2008.

Mr. Stanton earned his B.A. degree from the University of California at Davis, M.A. from Yale University, and J.D. from the Harvard Law School.

His latest book is titled Why Some Firms Thrive While Others Fail: Governance and Management Lessons from the Crisis.