#79: Tom Cole

Did you know that our group is one of 45 chapters of the New Canaan Society? It’s named after the town in Connecticut where 28 years ago three men started meeting in the family room of Jim Lane’s house. After twenty years with Goldman Sachs, Jim had realized his life needed to be re-focused through friendship with brothers who wanted to “live pure, speak truth, right wrong, and worship the king” – to quote the NCS motto.   This Thursday, June 1, Tom Cole will be with us. Tom had a leadership role in the Manhattan chapter since it was formed in 2008 and served on the Board of Directors of New Canaan Society for the last 11 years.   Tom recently retired from a 37-year career on Wall Street where, during the last twenty years, he financed leveraged buyouts for the world’s largest private equity firms. The first thing he did in retirement was to write The Narrow Gate. After suffering two heart attacks and becoming keenly aware that every day is a gift, he wanted to document life lessons for his family.    Tom will talk about some of these important lessons which he has learned from his own mistakes and adversity.