Thomas McGourty — Executive Vice President of Business Development at Bridgeline Digital

Mr. Thomas McGourty, known as Tom, has been an Executive Vice President of Business Development at Bridgeline Digital, Inc. since January 23, 2016. Mr. McGourty served as Senior Vice President of Business Development at Bridgeline Digital, Inc since November 14, 2015 until January 23, 2016. Mr. McGourty served as Regional Senior Vice President of Business Development for Northeast at Bridgeline Digital, Inc. Mr. McGourty served as Senior Vice President of Business Development - Chicago Region at Bridgeline Digital, Inc. Mr. McGourty had more than 20 years of sales management, business development and project management experience in the technology industry. Mr. McGourty was Part Owner and the Vice President of Sales and Marketing for gomembers, Inc., a leading software development company in the non-profit marketplace. Mr. McGourty was responsible for increasing the sales organization from one to over twenty-five direct representatives over the last several years. Mr. McGourty served as Director of Information Technology for the Realtors National Marketing Institute. Mr. McGourty has vast experience in software and technology sales. The processes that have been developed and implemented by Mr. McGourty have been invaluable to the growth and success of gomembers, Inc. He uses a productive mix of lead generation through telemarketing, direct mail and target marketing to continue to feed the process. Mr. McGourty utilizes a five-phase process using a baton selling approach. Mr. McGourty has been involved in the information systems technology marketplace for over 20 years, starting out as a Programmer and then Managing large information service departments. Mr. McGourty is a frequent presenter at industry events on leveraging technology in business environments. Mr. McGourty holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from DePaul University and a Masters in Information Systems from Illinois Benedictine University.