# Tom Itin

> Tom Itin is a Michigan entrepreneur and LBO Capital executive whose career includes Mobil International, Williams Controls, Roadmaster and Ajay Sports. His work has spanned corporate financing, acquisitions, industrial businesses and technology commercialization, alongside long-standing Cornell involvement.

- **Role:** CEO at LBO Capital Corp.
- **Organizations:** LBO Capital Corp., TWI International, Inc., Williams Controls, Inc., Roadmaster Industries, Inc., Ajay Sports, Inc., Pro Golf of America, Inc., Cornell University Council, Cornell Research Foundation, Ski Racing Patrons of Michigan
- **From:** Mount Holly, Ohio, United States
- **Education:** BS, Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University, MBA, New York University, Stern School of Business, Postgraduate study / PhD candidate; degree not completed, New York University
- **Known for:** Earned Cornell BS and NYU MBA while beginning a corporate career., Co-founded Roadmaster Industries and participated in founding Alexander Hamilton Life Insurance Company., Led Williams Controls as chairman and CEO from March 1989 to January 2001.

## Career timeline

- **1955-1956** — Cornell football letterwinner, center, number 54.
- **1957** — Graduated from Cornell; began working at Mobil.
- **1959** — Earned MBA at NYU while working; accepted Mobil transfer to Tripoli.
- **1960-1962** — Worked in employee relations overseas and taught at the University of Maryland North African branch.
- **1975-1976** — Served on Orchard Lake Village city council.
- **1987** — LBO Capital founded; associated with its leadership from inception.
- **1988** — Williams Controls board service began in November; acquired Ajay for Roadmaster.
- **1989-2001** — Williams Controls chairman and CEO, March 1989 to January 2001.
- **1993** — Elected Ajay Sports chairman and president in June.
- **1994-2000** — Chaired Cornell council Technology Transfer Committee.
- **1996-2000** — Cornell Research Foundation board member.
- **2004** — Assumed interim COO responsibilities at Ajay in May.
- **2008** — Michigan Court of Appeals affirmed employment judgment against Ajay-related companies; Itin had been dismissed individually.
- **2021** — Received Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award.

## Achievements

- Earned Cornell BS and NYU MBA while beginning a corporate career.
- Co-founded Roadmaster Industries and participated in founding Alexander Hamilton Life Insurance Company.
- Led Williams Controls as chairman and CEO from March 1989 to January 2001.
- Helped fund development and construction of Michigan International Speedway and Windsor Raceway.
- Chaired Cornell council Technology Transfer Committee from 1994 to 2000.
- Co-founded Ski Racing Patrons of Michigan.
- Received Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award in 2021.

## Latest updates

- **2025-09** — A public message signed Tom and Shirley Itin recalled a friendship with writer Edward Jay Epstein beginning at Cornell in 1953.
- **2023-02** — Sigma Alpha Epsilon republished the July 2021 announcement of his Marquis lifetime achievement award.

## Links

- Website: https://lbocapitalcorp.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-w-tom-itin-0664116

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