Tom Florino

Seattle Film Commissioner

Position: Commercial producers or production companies

Appointed by: Mayor

Term: 4/24/23 to 4/23/24

Tom Florino is a director on the public policy team at Amazon, where he leads worldwide economic development teams that support Amazon Studios and the Global Media & Entertainment (GME) division, global expansion strategy for all Amazon businesses, and location intelligence.

Tom has over fifteen years of experience in economic development. His background includes location strategy, crafting economic development agreements, building community partnerships, and program evaluation and development.

Prior to joining Amazon in Seattle, Tom was a managing director in the location advisory practice at Newmark in New York City. He has Big Four consulting experience in the economic development practices at both EY and Deloitte. Tom also served in the administration of former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

Tom also served in the administration of former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Tom is a member of the economic development board at the Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC), and a member of the board of directors at Greater Seattle Partners (GSP). He holds a Master of Public Administration from the Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy at Cornell University, and a Bachelor of Arts in political science from the College of the Holy Cross.