# Thomas Donohoe

> Thomas J. Donohoe founded Pittsburgh-based Level Agency in 2010 and led it until its 2021 management buyout by Patrick Patterson and Patrick Van Gorder. The author of The CEO’s Digital Marketing Playbook later became CMO at Cuisine Solutions. His current public LinkedIn profile identifies him as CMO at Alloy Roofing, based in the Charleston metropolitan area.

- **Role:** Chief Marketing Officer at Alloy Roofing
- **Organizations:** Level Agency, Alloy Roofing, Cuisine Solutions (former CMO), Synergy Plus Marketing, YPO
- **Education:** MBA program, not completed; Donohoe describes himself as a dropout in his 2019 Growth Think Tank interview, Carnegie Mellon University, Tepper School of Business
- **Known for:** Built Level Agency and completed its management buyout in 2021., 2013 EY Entrepreneur of the Year, Pennsylvania/West Virginia regional winner., 2013 Diamond Award for Outstanding CEOs.

## Career timeline

- **2010** — Founded Level Agency in Pittsburgh.
- **2012** — Patrick Patterson joined Level to oversee operations.
- **2013** — Won the EY Entrepreneur of the Year award for the Pennsylvania/West Virginia region; received a Diamond Award for Outstanding CEOs.
- **2014** — Level ranked No. 190 on the Inc. 500, as reported in the Growth Think Tank introduction.
- **2019** — Published The CEO’s Digital Marketing Playbook with Koehler Books; Kirkus lists November 15 as the publication date.
- **2021-03** — Sold Level to Patrick Patterson and Patrick Van Gorder and became chairman emeritus.
- **2021-04** — Appointed CMO of Cuisine Solutions, effective April 21.

## Achievements

- Built Level Agency and completed its management buyout in 2021.
- 2013 EY Entrepreneur of the Year, Pennsylvania/West Virginia regional winner.
- 2013 Diamond Award for Outstanding CEOs.
- Author of The CEO’s Digital Marketing Playbook (2019).

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Research checked October 23, 2026: his publicly indexed LinkedIn profile identifies his current position as CMO at Alloy Roofing. This is a verification date, not a job-start date.
- **2026-10** — Research checked October 23, 2026: Synergy Plus Marketing lists him as an executive consultant; no appointment date is stated.
- **2021-04** — Cuisine Solutions announced his appointment as CMO, effective April 21.
- **2021-03** — Level announced its management buyout on March 31.

## Links

- Website: https://tomdonohoe.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasjdonohoe

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