Now worth $2.2 billion, Tom Gores is chairman and CEO of Platinum Equity, a Los Angeles-based merger and acquisition firm. Originally from Israel, Tom grew up in Michigan. To pay for his studies in Michigan State University, he accepted jobs as janitor and telemarketer. He eventually graduated with a degree in real estate finance, after which he founded a lumber software firm. With his elder brother Alec, he began investing in startup operations while learning about buyouts and acquisitions. In 1995, Tom founded Platinum Equity. Since then, the company has orchestrated more than 100 acquisitions.

Tom Gores has a personal website outlining his career and his time with Platinum Equity.

Platinum Equity has an official corporate biography of CEO Tom Gores

ThinkExist has collected quotations from Tom Gores.

In this Forbes profile of Tom Gores, the magazine describes Tom Gores as having “X-ray vision” in his prescient choices for investment and acquisitions.

Tom Gores has set up a LinkedIn account.

Forbes lists Tom Gores as the 147th richest American, 334th overall in the world.

Hoover has a financial profile of Platinum Equity, headed by Tom Gores.

Platinum Equity has recently successfully acquired major boating companies Four Winns, Glastron, Wellcraft and Ranger.

In an interview with Tom Gores, the Platinum Equity CEO explains his company’s financial strategies and why they place a high value on tech companies.

You can follow Tom Gores on his personal Twitter account.

Google has a detailed profile of Tom Gores, which outlines his professional career.

Naymz also has a detailed profiled of Platinum Equity CEO Tom Gores.