# Thomas Buckley

> Thomas Buckley is the founder and CEO of StayinFront, a Fairfield, New Jersey-based retail optimization software company founded in 2000. A former KPMG accountant with an executive MBA in finance from NYU Stern, he also founded Redi-Direct, StayinFront’s parent company. His public writing addresses technology adoption, and his Leadership Perspectives series features conversations with retail and technology executives.

- **Role:** Founder and Chief Executive Officer at StayinFront
- **Organizations:** StayinFront, Redi-Direct Marketing, Inc., American Institute of CPAs, New Jersey Society of CPAs, James A. Michener Art Museum (trustee appointment announced in 2017)
- **From:** Bangor, United States
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Montclair State University, Executive MBA in finance, New York University, Stern School of Business
- **Known for:** Founded StayinFront in 2000 and led its development into a global mobile software business., StayinFront reports deployments in more than 50 countries across six continents., Founded Redi-Direct, the parent company of StayinFront.

## Career timeline

- **Undated** — Began his professional career as a public accountant at KPMG; spent five years at the firm.
- **1990** — Founded Redi-Direct, according to StayinFront’s leadership biography; a 2015 NJBIZ retrospective dates the initial business plan and start to 1989.
- **2000** — Founded StayinFront.
- **2002** — As StayinFront CEO, announced European expansion through the acquisition of implementation partner FrontApps and a Belgian office.
- **2016** — Published advice on training employees with limited technology experience in Training magazine.
- **2017** — Appointment to the Michener Art Museum board of trustees announced on February 13.
- **2024** — StayinFront announced its acquisition of Paris-based SAS Augment on May 14.
- **2026** — Continued as StayinFront CEO, commenting on contract sales organization agreements and a household goods agreement in Mexico.

## Achievements

- Founded StayinFront in 2000 and led its development into a global mobile software business.
- StayinFront reports deployments in more than 50 countries across six continents.
- Founded Redi-Direct, the parent company of StayinFront.
- Appointed to the Michener Art Museum board of trustees in 2017.
- Has taught courses at Montclair State University.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — As CEO, commented on StayinFront’s multi-year licensing and support agreement with an unnamed branded cleaning and household goods company for Mexico.
- **2026-05** — Commented on two multi-year agreements with contract sales organizations, emphasizing measurement of outcomes.

## Links

- Website: https://www.stayinfront.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomrbuckley

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Last updated: 2026-10-25