Thomas Sperry
2021 ALI Fellow
Tom Sperry brings to ALI experience launching businesses that create jobs and improve economic opportunity. He co-founded and is managing director of Rogue Venture Partners, a venture capital fi rm investing in historically under-capitalized regions. Earlier, Tom was CEO of video game developers Blade Games and Exit Games and was a founding member of Microsoft’s Games Division.
Tom has a passion for working with under-served communities and frontier markets. He is currently working with the World Bank to develop an entrepreneur and investor ecosystem in Palestine, previously worked with global humanitarian aid NGO Mercy Corps to build the first start-up accelerator in the Gaza Strip, and launched a fund to invest in companies founded and led by women.