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Tom Pearce

Tom Pearce

The MIT Enterprise Forum to Host Discussion on Short-term and Long-term Economic Impact of COVID-19 on Tech Companies

The MIT Enterprise Forum to Host Discussion on Short-term and Long-term Economic Impact of COVID-19 on Tech Companies

The rapid spread and impact of COVID-19 has had far reaching consequences for individuals and businesses across the globe. Communities have re-designed everyday activities from grocery shopping to local events, while businesses have felt the significant sting of decreased consumer spending, high unemployment rates and broad economic uncertainty.

MAXEX Exec Team

MAXEX: How A $4B Margin Call Led To A Digital Mortgage Exchange With $5B Trading Volume

Shortly before the Great Recession wiped out billions in assets, veteran entrepreneur and self-described “mortgage geek” Tom Pearce was managing the assets of commercial paper facilities for Vertical Capital, LLC when he received word that storied global financial services firm Lehman Brothers had collapsed. “When Lehman went down, the