# Tom Greenhaw

> Tom Greenhaw is a CashierLive co-founder whose work spans retail software, civic technology and environmental advocacy. He helped develop the competition-winning Chicago Green Score project in 2014, ran for a Metropolitan Water Reclamation District seat in 2016, and is listed as chair of Friends of the Forest Preserves and a product manager at Facebook.

- **Role:** Board Chair at Friends of the Forest Preserves; listed as Product Manager at Facebook
- **Organizations:** CashierLive, Nova Libra, Meta / Facebook, Friends of the Forest Preserves, Windy City Sustainability, Openlands
- **Education:** Leadership in Sustainability Management certificate program, University of Chicago Graham School
- **Known for:** Co-founded CashierLive, with a public launch in early 2010., Member of the first-place Chicago Green Score team in the 2014 CNT Urban Sustainability Apps Competition., Received the Daily Herald endorsement for the 2016 Democratic primary for the two-year MWRD term.

## Career timeline

- **2008–2010** — Worked as VP of Operations at Nova Libra, according to a historical employment listing.
- **2009** — Co-founded CashierLive.
- **2010** — CashierLive launched its public web service.
- **2011** — Contributed retail management and inventory advice; identified as founder and CEO in Retail TouchPoints.
- **2014** — Helped develop Chicago Green Score, first-place winner at the CNT Urban Sustainability Apps Competition.
- **2016** — Ran as a Democratic candidate for the two-year MWRD commissioner term.
- **2018** — LinkedIn dates his board chair service at Friends of the Forest Preserves from May.
- **2019** — Withdrew from the Glenview village trustee race after trustees voted to adopt county labor ordinances.

## Achievements

- Co-founded CashierLive, with a public launch in early 2010.
- Member of the first-place Chicago Green Score team in the 2014 CNT Urban Sustainability Apps Competition.
- Received the Daily Herald endorsement for the 2016 Democratic primary for the two-year MWRD term.
- Chair of the Friends of the Forest Preserves board.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-greenhaw-28858b7

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