Episode 60

Reid Thomas - From EB5, to OZs, to Impact Investing

Apr 3, 2023

Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, speaks with Reid Thomas, Managing Director and Chief Revenue Officer of JTC Americas, about living as a dual citizen, applying his Silicon Valley tech background to impact and opportunity zone funds, how the passage of time has influenced Reid’s perspective on life, how his involvement in the EB5 job creation program led to his work in opportunity zones, and much more.

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#60 - Reid Thomas - From EB5, to OZs, to Impact Investing

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Reid Thomas

Managing Director and Chief Revenue Officer of JTC Americas

Reid is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of JTC Americas. Reid has decades of leadership experience in both public and private companies, primarily in high-growth Silicon Valley technology companies and has been instrumental in the rapid growth of JTC America's EB-5 and Opportunity Zone businesses, developing purpose-built software solutions and dedicated client services teams. He actively contributes to both the EB-5 and Opportunity Zone communities as a writer and as a speaker at events and conferences across the country and, in 2018, he received IIUSA's "Industry Game Changer" award for his visionary work in the EB-5 space and was also named a Top 25 Opportunity Zones Influencer in 2020 by Opportunity Zone Magazine.

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