Profile
Thomas Beckett received his law degree from UNC School of Law in 1990. He began practicing Internet law in the mid-1990's, a period when few people recognized the nature of those issues. Since that time Thomas has continued to work with innovative businesses, both high-tech and "no-tech." He has focused particularly on the needs of entrepreneurs and start-up businesses. This interest led him to seek an MBA from UNC's Kenan-Flagler Business School, which he received in 2002.
Affiliations and activities
Professional Associations:
- Council for Entrepreneurial Development
- North Carolina Japan Center
- Triangle InterNetWorkers
- The Brainstorms Community
- Kenan-Flagler Executive Business Symposium (steering committee)
- Southern Appalachian Science & Technology Center (founding/planning group)
- Media Arts Project (ex officio Board of Directors).
Presentations & Panels:
- Steering Committee: CED Software '97 Conference, Chapel Hill, NC,1997
- Panel Organizer & Participant: Internet Law 1997 - Political Borders vs. Cyberspace, before the Council for Entrepreneurial Development Software Developers Round Table, 1997.
- Presenter: Personal Jurisdiction and the Internet: A Discussion of Recent Rulings, to the Computer Law Round Table, 1997.
Co-Chair, Doing Business in Japan. Coordinate and plan an annual conference directed towards creating relationships between North Carolina businesses and Japanese concerns. Constituent organizations include the North Carolina Japan Center, the Council for Entrepreneurial Development, the North Carolina Global Center and the North Carolina Departments of Commerce and Agriculture.
Co-founder, Triangle InterNetWorkers. A collegial organization of Internet professionals who live and work in the Research Triangle region of North Carolina. 400+ members at last count. Active since November, 1998.
WNC: 828-713-1668
Research Triangle: 919-824-5696
Email: thomas@tbeckett.com