Thomas Finke is chairman and CEO of Barings Asset Management, LLC, an institutional asset management company overseeing more than $2 billion in funds. In addition to his chief executive role, Tom Finke has served as a member of the capital campaign committee for Davidson College.
One of the programs Davidson College raises money for is its Center for Civic Engagement. The Center is dedicated to improving K-12 education and increasing access to higher education. One of the Center’s programs is a project-based internship for Davidson students in the Charlotte education system, affording them the chance to get hands-on experience developing solutions for the complex problems facing the education system.
The Center also helps to coordinate the College Advising Corps, which places college-educated full-time advisors in high schools to encourage and support students in the college application process, as well as a federal work-study program, which places students in a non-profit setting to gain relevant community service experience.
