Tom Hughes

Chief Executive Officer

2021

Making Real Connections. RPI & Blurb are quality leaders in digital print. Excited to help the team innovate and connect with customers who care about quality, thereby enabling them to share their life's valuable memories.

Executive Chair

2021

Private Investor/Board member

1999 - 2021

Six partners investing in cellular tech, e-commerce, technology and real estate.

Partner

1999 - 2019

We invest in early stage technology companies utilizing expertise in media, digital print, photo licensing, advertising, mobile applications and technology. We focus on mentoring entrepreneurs, accelerating their growth and maximizing market opportunities. Former and current Board member of technology companies including PhotoDisc, Inc., Loudeye, Avenue A/Aquantive, Talisma, Vacationspot.com, Avolo.com, RPI Print, Treering.com and an active investor/advisor in many other leading edge technology-enabled companies like Blue Kai, Imperium, InVenture, JoyLux, PushSpring, Boundless and others.

CEO/co-founder/board member

2019 - 2020

Member Board of Directors

2015 - 2019

Governance committee, Chair compensation committee, head of search committee for CEO (2X) and rebuilt BOD. Member Committee that drove Lifetouch acquisition and sale of Shutterfly to Apollo

Investor

2017 - 2018

Investor

2015 - 2018

investor/Board Advisor

2014 - 2018

Investor/Board member

2013 - 2017

Board Member

2011 - 2015

Yearbooks for the FaceBook generation. Social, personalized digitally printed yearbooks that make Yearbooks cool and relevant again. If your school doesn't have Treering, they are missing out on personalized content and a easy-to-create, no-risk way to capture their memories from kindergarten through college. Current Board Member 2013

Principal

2014 - 2015

Highly targeted consulting engagements with top companies in the digital photo space.