Tom Beaton

I started Next Step in 1986. We provide organizational consulting services to private equity and venture capital firms, as well as to many of their portfolio companies. We often invest in our clients' funds and/or companies. We like to have skin in the game and want our clients to know that our interests are totally aligned.

Just a few of our PE/VC clients:

• Berkshire Partners
• General Catalyst Partners
• Great Hill Partners

Just a few of our portfolio company clients:

• Carter's, Inc. (children's clothing)
• Crown Castle International (wireless towers)
• Orbitz (on-line travel)

What I like to do outside work:

• Family
• Co-founder: Andover Non Sibi service (http://nonsibiday.ning.com/)
• Cycle in the Pan Mass Challenge (http://www.pmc.org/)
• Golf - especially in Scotland and Ireland
• Die-hard Boston sports fan