Tom Denison is a 30-year veteran of the private equity business. He has been involved in over 200 change of control or investment transactions. He is currently the managing partner of RNS Capital Partners, a closely held private equity firm with portfolio companies in technology, energy and sport businesses. Denison serves on several corporate and not-for-profit boards and has served in executive and non-executive roles at numerous portfolio companies, including startup companies and New York Stock Exchange-listed companies.
Prior to co-founding RNS Capital, Denison was CEO of Next Step investments, a personal investment company in small cap energy and technology companies. Prior to that he was managing director and general counsel, from 1998 to 2007, of First Reserve Corp., an energy-focused private equity firm with $12.5 billion under management. He joined First Reserve after an 11-year career with Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. At the time of his departure from GDC, Denison was a partner of the firm, specializing in mergers and acquisitions with a focus in the energy field. Denison holds a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from the University of Denver, summa cum laude, and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Virginia. He was on the editorial board of the Virginia Law Review.