Tom Baruch

Thomas Baruch
Thomas Baruch, January 2014
Born	(1938-11-26) November 26, 1938 (age 78) New York, New York
Alma mater	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (B.S., 1960) Capital University (J.D., 1967)
Occupation	Venture Capitalist
Known for	CMEA Capital, Formation 8, BFV
Spouse(s)	Johanna Baruch

Tom Baruch (born November 26, 1938) is an American businessman and venture capitalist (VC) based out of San Francisco, California. He was a founding partner of the VC funds CMEA Capital, Formation 8 and is now the Managing Director of his family office: Baruch Future Ventures (BFV).

Baruch was born to a Jewish family on November 26, 1938 and was raised in Yonkers, New York. He obtained Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1960, where he was awarded the National Science Foundation fellowship. He then earned a Juris Doctor degree from Capital University in 1967, where he became a member of the Order of the Coif. He is a registered patent attorney and member of the State Bar of Ohio.

Baruch started his career at the Battelle Development Corporation in the 1960s. At Exxon Corporation, where he worked for 12 years in the 1970s and early '80s, he managed investments and created several early-stage technology companies applying materials science and semiconductor-industry technologies. He also invested in a company called Supertex (SUPX), which had a successful IPO in 1982. When he left in 1982, he was serving as President of the Exxon Materials Division. Baruch then founded and served as CEO of Microwave Technology, Inc., a supplier of gallium arsenide (GaAs) integrated circuits for defense applications and value-added sub-systems. Baruch served as CEO for 6 years.

Baruch founded CMEA Capital in 1988 in collaboration with New Enterprise Associates (NEA), to focus on venture capital investments in companies applying materials science to innovations that have the ability to transform or create new industries (the acronym CMEA standing for Chemicals and Materials Enterprise Associates). Tom was responsible for managing a total of $1.2 billion of capital across seven funds from inception until July 2010.