Tom Thornton joined Realty Austin's team of professional real estate counselors in early 2008. He began his real estate career at Coldwell Banker United prior to joining Realty Austin. He became a broker associate in 2009. Over his real estate career, Tom has worked with listings and buyers from $100,000 to over $2 million. He is one of less than 100 agents in Austin holding a broker's license, an ABR, a CRS, and a GRI designation.
Before entering real estate, Tom worked extensively in marketing and advertising, most recently as Vice President at Young and Rubicam's Knowledge Group in New York, which provided brand management and marketing strategy to clients like Yahoo!, Dannon, and Pfizer. Tom's marketing experience also includes working at J. Walter Thompson and Burson-Marsteller in New York with clients like Sony, Lipton Tea, and Merrill Lynch. He worked for famed UK newspaper The Guardian and for Texas Monthly magazine early in his career.
Education
BBA, Baylor University - Waco, TX (1995)
MBA, London Business School - London, UK (2000)
Awards
Platinum Top 50 REALTOR Finalist - 2011, 2012, 2013
Austin Business Journal Top 50 REALTOR Finalist - 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
Texas Monthly 5 Star Professional - 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Top 5% Of Realtors by Sales Volume - Austin Board Of Realtors - 2009-2013
Realty Austin Top 10 Agents - 2011
