Tom Walther
State Government Sales Director
Johnson Controls, Inc.

Tom Walther has over 25 years of experience in the Energy Conservation and Facilities Improvement industry. A graduate of The University of Cincinnati, with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Marketing, he started his career with Honeywell’s Building Services Division in Farmington Hills Michigan, and Tampa Florida. After 12½ years in various sales and management positions with Honeywell, Tom joined a regional mechanical contractor based in Cincinnati, managing the firm’s service and installation branch in Louisville, KY for three years, then serving as the company’s Regional Sales Manager for another three years. In 2000, Tom joined Johnson Controls as the Sales Manager for the Industrial Market in the mid-south, and providing support for the Public Sector market. He accepted his current role as Regional Market Director for State Government Solutions in Oct., 2003, when JCI created the dedicated State Government Solutions vertical market. The State Government Solutions team is responsible for helping State Governments and their Agencies deliver programs that reduce energy and operating costs, while improving comfort, safety and productivity for employees and constituents, through infrastructure enhancements. Tom’s team is currently responsible for business development and client satisfaction in this market for the Eastern US.

Tom serves as Vice Chairman of the Affiliates Committee on the national board of the National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO). He is also Vice President for Private Sector on the national board of the Energy Services Coalition. Additionally, he serves on the Education Committee of the National Association of State Facilities Administrators (NASFA). Tom is also a Professional Member if the American Correctional Association, and Energy Services Coalition.

Tom’s has been married to his wife Debbie for 23 years, and they have two children, Katie and Troy. Katie is a junior at the University of Florida in the Pre-med program, and Troy is a freshman at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) majoring in Political Science. Tom and Debbie have resided in Collierville, TN, a suburb outside of Memphis for the past 8 years.