Tom Chinonis joined Townsend Search Group in October 2021 following a successful career as an entrepreneur and business executive in the Detroit, Michigan region, as well as a senior corporate attorney at the global law firm, Foley & Lardner LLP. Tom was the Co-Founder and CEO of Wingman Corp., an innovative sparkling water brand that earned Food & Wine Magazine’s “Top 25 Industry Game Changers” recognition in 2021, and led the brand to a successful merger in the fall of 2021 that allowed Tom to step down from his executive position. Tom also served as the Co-Founder and CEO of multiple foodservice brands in the Detroit area with both successful exits and ongoing business operations. Through these roles, Tom led capital funding rounds, sales, marketing and hiring initiatives, and also oversaw all operations activities. Prior to his business career, Tom specialized in mergers and acquisitions at Foley & Lardner, where he helped lead the expansion of the Detroit regional office in the M&A and securities practice groups. In that role, Tom worked directly with private and publicly held organizations as well as with private equity and venture capital thought leaders on complex M&A initiatives, securities offerings and corporate finance matters. He earned his Bachelor of Arts from Michigan State University, and holds a Juris Doctor degree from DePaul University and a Master of Business Administration with a finance concentration from the Kellstadt Graduate School of Business at DePaul University.