TOM SIMMONS
Founding Partner

Tom left the Trammell Crow Company in 1992 to form Simmons Vedder Partners with Wolf Vedder, and to form Crimson Partners with Wolf Vedder and Kevin Dougherty.

Prior to forming Simmons Vedder Partners, Tom spent 21 years with the Trammell Crow Company. He joined that company as an assistant to Trammell Crow in April of 1970 and subsequently worked as a leasing agent in the Dallas Industrial Division prior to moving to Houston in October of 1971. After only a couple of years, he was promoted to Managing Partner of the Houston Industrial Division. In 1975, Tom's territory was expanded to include the southeastern United States. He opened offices in Charlotte, Atlanta, Orlando, Tampa and Birmingham. In 1980, he took over responsibility for company operations in Austin, Texas and the northeastern United States including operations in Baltimore, Philadelphia and Washington. In 1987, he was promoted to Group Managing Partner of the East Group, which again expanded his area of responsibility to include company operations in Minnesota, Ohio, and Kentucky. While he was a partner at Trammell Crow Company, he was responsible for the development of office, industrial, and retail projects totaling in excess of 50 million square feet.

From 1987 to 1989, he was a member of the fourteen-man Management Board that ran the Trammell Crow Company. From 1990 to 1991, he was a member of the eight-man Executive Committee that ran the Trammell Crow Company.

Tom is a Member of the World President's Organization and the Real Estate Roundtable, and is a Former Member of the Young President's Organization. He is a Former Trustee of Episcopal High School and St. John's School in Houston, Texas, and is a Former Director of the Texas Commerce Bank, N.A. Tom holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, as well as a Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude, from Davidson College.