MEMBER OF THE WEEK

AAEI is spotlighting members who are helping lead the Association on key issues, initiatives and projects. This week, AAEI is featuring Tom Gould of Flexport Customs LLC.

Tom is a former member of AAEI’s Board of Governors, a past annual conference moderator and a longtime AAEI leader. He has guided AAEI on key trade issues and legislative priorities in his leadership roles and currently is engaged as a member of AAEI’s Customs Committee. Tom also is a current member of CBP’s Trade Support Network and leads the TSN executive committee. 

At Flexport, Tom is Vice President of Global Customs where leads a team of global trade experts and licensed customs brokers to build the company’s sophisticated, data-driven services. Prior to Flexport, Tom was Senior Director, Customs and International Trade, for Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A.

As a member of California’s Foreign Trade Association, Tom promotes AAEI’s membership value to importers, exporters and trade service providers and is one of AAEI’s strongest ambassadors on the West Coast.