Thomas A Heywood

Practice Areas

Tom is Chair of Business Development and the immediate past Managing Partner of Bowles Rice, a position he held from 2008 to 2022. Tom has significant experience in health care, banking and corporate/commercial law, and is frequently called upon by clients and community leaders for advice on business matters related to acquisitions, divestitures and other transactional matters. An experienced facilitator, he regularly assists businesses and organizations in the strategic planning process.

As a former Chief of Staff to the Honorable Gaston Caperton, Governor of West Virginia, Tom has extensive experience working with government officials at the federal, state and local levels, and is an active member of the Bowles Rice Government Relations team.

Professional Memberships

•American Bar Association

•Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation (Trustee)

•Clay Center for the Arts and Sciences of West Virginia (Advisory Board)

•Council on Philanthropy (Chair)

•Discover the Real West Virginia (Board of Directors)

•The Heritage Farm Foundation (Advisory Board Member)

•Herscher Foundation (Board of Directors)

•INNOVA Investment Advisory Committee

•Kanawha County Library Foundation (Chair)

•Reconnecting McDowell, Inc. (Board of Directors)

•Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College (former Board Chair)

•West Virginia Chamber of Commerce (Board of Directors)

•West Virginia Manufacturers Association (Government Affairs Committee)

•West Virginia Roundtable (Board of Directors)

•West Virginia United Health System, Inc. (Board of Directors, Vice Chair)

•West Virginia University (former Member, Board of Governors)