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Thomas A. Giovine (Born January 30, 1965) is an American and the President of Giovine Capital Group LLC, an investment management company, which he founded in 1998. Giovine Capital Group manages two private investment partnerships: Giovine Investment Partners L.P. and Giovine Investment Partners International Ltd. Giovine Capital Group was initially seeded by the merchant bank IRR Capital, founded by Édouard Stern and Jeffrey C. Keil.

Early Life and Education
Giovine was born in Montclair, New Jersey to the late William D. Giovine and the late Maria Carmen DeRose Giovine and grew up in the Borough of Roseland, New Jersey. He is a graduate of Lester C. Noecker School and West Essex Regional High School (class of 1983). In 1994, he was inducted into his high school sports Hall of Fame.

Giovine is a graduate of the University of Arkansas (BSBA 1987), which he attended on a swimming scholarship, and also The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania (Master of Finance 1992).

Swimming Career
Giovine won numerous swimming accolades, chief among them were: New Jersey State High School Champion in the 100 yard breaststroke, All- American, YMCA National Champion, All Southwest Conference and a top 10 finish in the 1985 US Open Championships, all in the 200 yard breaststroke.

Professional Career
Giovine began his finance career working in the Office of the President at Republic New York Corporation, Edmond Safra’s United States banking operation. His main responsibilities were mergers, acquisitions and strategic planning. After graduating from Wharton, Giovine worked as an investment banker at Morgan Stanley & Co Inc. He entered the hedge fund business in 1996 with Oakmont Corporation, which manages Robert Addison Day’s Cypress hedge funds.

Personal
Giovine married Elisabeth Fischer Morse in 2001. They have three children.

Philanthropic Endeavors
Giovine has endowed two scholarships at the University of Pennsylvania: The Maria Carmen Giovine Scholarship as well as the Jeffery C. Keil Scholarship. The Giovines also support multiple Los Angeles based charities and their various Alma Mater.