Tom earned his bachelor's degree from the American University in Washington D.C., studied International Economics at the University of Graz, Austria andearned his Masters of Divinity from Yale University. A seasoned entrepreneur with experience spanning several industries, Tom has assisted in the structuring of numerous types of transactions leading the successful planning, design, construction and financing of multiple projects. He has managed and integrated business mergers and acquisitions, and has been awarded US and international patents.

Wiens served as both a State Representative and a State Senator in the Colorado Legislature and was the Republican Caucus chair in the Colorado Senate. He served on numerous committees including Business Affairs and Labor, Transportation and Energy, Agriculture and Natural Resources as well as the Select Committee on Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness.