ePlus + Leadership

C. Thomas Faulders, III
Independent Director and Chairman
Age: 72
Director of ePlus since 1998
Committees: Audit and Compensation
Other Public Company Directorships: None

Mr. Faulders was the President and Chief Executive Officer of the University of Virginia Alumni Association from 2006 to 2017. Prior to that, Mr. Faulders served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of LCC International, Inc. from 1999 to 2005 and as Chairman of Telesciences, Inc., an information services company, from 1998 to 1999. From 1995 to 1998, Mr. Faulders was Executive Vice President, Treasurer, and Chief Financial Officer of BDM International, Inc., a prominent systems integration company. Mr. Faulders also served as the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of COMSAT Corporation, an international satellite communication company, from 1992 to 1995. He led mergers and acquisitions efforts in several roles, including at MCI, Comsat, BDM, and LCC International. He has served on numerous boards in the past and has held roles as chairs of compensation, audit, and governance committees. He is a graduate of the University of Virginia and received a Master of Business Administration from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

The Board believes Mr. Faulders’ extensive executive and financial experience in the telecommunications and hightech sectors, along with his experience as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of a public company and his leasing and M&A experience, enables him to provide considerable financial expertise, business management and operational knowledge, insight and guidance to the Board. He additionally has international experience, and qualifies as an audit committee financial expert within the meaning of SEC regulations.