Thomas Cook

Tom is Managing Director of Blue Tiger International, (bluetigerintl.com) a premier international business and management consulting/training company on leadership, general management, supply chain, freight operations, port and terminal services, risk management, trade compliance, purchasing/sourcing, global trade, E-Commerce, logistics and business development/sales. BTI owns the National Institute of World Trade (niwt.org) a nonprofit 30+year corporate training school on global trade and supply chain management. Tom was former CEO of American River International in NY and Apex Global Logistics Supply Chain Operation in LA. He has over 30 years’ experience in assisting companies all over the world manage their business models, supply chain risk and spend, sales and business development, purchasing, business decision-making, vendor/contract management and import/export operations. Tom’s practice includes business mentoring in sales, leadership, project, presentation skills, risk management, supply chain, purchasing/sourcing management, international and management capabilities enhancement.

He is a member of the NY District Export Council, sits on the board of numerous corporations and is considered a leader in the business verticals he works in ... ISM, CSCMP, DEC ... to name a few of the organizations he works with.
He has now authored over 19 books on Business Management, Global Trade and Business Development ... is in 2016 in the middle of an 8 Book Series, Titled … The Global Warrior … Advancing On the Necessary Skill Sets to Compete Effectively in Global Trade. Tom is also a veteran advisor, developer and instructor of the AMA ... American Management Association in NYC, the largest corporate training association in the world. His latest book ... Enterprise Risk Management in the Global Supply Chain is receiving great praise and accolade from the professional community. Tom is also the Director of the National Institute of World Trade (niwt.org) a 30-year-old educational and training organization, based here on Long Island.

Tom is a frequent lecturer and keynote speaker several times a year at various management, leadership, transportation, supply chain, insurance and business development venues here and abroad. Tom also is a professor/lecturer/teacher and course developer at Stony Brook University in Long Island, Baruch College and the Fashio Institute of Technology in NYC. He graduated from  Maritime College where he holds both a BS and MS/MBA in international transportation management. He additionally received his commission in the US Navy where he served from 1971-1984, honorably discharged. Tom also founded and chairs ... Soldier On ... soldieronathome.org ... a non-profit organization engaged in helping wounded combat veterans, wounded combat dogs and supporting specially trained dogs to assist soldier’s with PTSD.

Tom can be reached at tomcook@bluetigerintl.com or 516-359-6232