Thomas Darden

Founder and inventor of environmental and alternative energy technologies.

Tom is an Unreasonable Mentor. Tom has participated in 2 programs, including Unreasonable Impact Americas 2025, and has advised over 30 Unreasonable companies.

UNC BA Anthropology and MA Environmental Planning

Yale Law School, JD

Bain & Co, Boston

Acquired 8 brick plants with 1000 employees, converted from fossil fuel to biomass.

Founded Cherokee Biotechnology, bacteria for bioremediation, remediated 15mm cubic yards of contaminated soil.

Founder/CEO of Cherokee Funds, raised $2.4B, bought 550 contaminated sites in 35 states

Founder/CEO of Industrial Heat, fusion research company, raised $120mm

Founder or investor in over 150 venture stage companies

Inventor with 25 issued environmental patents