Thomas J. Gordon is a Senior Software Developer/Systems Analyst for a major financial institution, whose name you have heard of. Tom has an MBA in Finance/Accounting/Computer and Information Systems from UCLA. Tom attended, but did not complete, the Phd program in Economics at UCLA. Tom’s main writing focus is the intersection of Finance and Technology. Tom worked at Sun Microsystems and sold his options at the right time (all internet bubble stories are not sad ones). Tom was early to the game in Emerging Markets (he calls this an ex-communist play), Energy, and Treasury Inflation Protected Securities. Tom is one of a dying breed of Renaissance People (someone who is well versed in many different subject areas) in this era of increased specialization.