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Thomas (Tom) Newland

Government and Community Relations, Somaliland

Out of college, Tom began a career in financial services, specializing in portfolio management, and business and estate planning. After more than twenty years in that industry, Tom followed a calling to pursue humanitarian efforts in Africa, beginning in Angola.

In the summer of 2001, Tom first met Deep Geo founder, Link Murray in New York to solicit his assistance in developing an aquaculture company in Angola. Over lunch, in the shadows of the Twin Towers, they agreed to work together in that effort. Throughout the following years, Tom and Link have maintained a close friendship and together have pursued opportunities across Africa, including Somaliland.