Who Is Tom Gardner?

By Lyle Daly – Updated Aug 29, 2025 at 12:49 PM | Fact-checked by Frank Bass

Key Points

Tom Gardner co-founded The Motley Fool, which focuses on long-term investments in quality companies.
He emphasizes a framework for analyzing company culture, strategy, financials, safety, and valuation.
Stock Advisor, started by Tom Gardner and his brother, David, has significantly outperformed the S&P 500 since 2002.

Tom Gardner and his brother David are the entrepreneurs who launched The Motley Fool. It began as a print newsletter where they shared their investing advice, and now it reaches an audience of millions every month. In this profile, we'll cover what Tom does at The Motley Fool, some of his most successful stock picks, and the investment strategies he uses.

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A photo of Tom Gardner. — Image source: The Motley Fool.

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About the Author

Lyle Daly is a contributing Motley Fool stock market analyst covering information technology and cryptocurrency. Lyle has been a contributor at the financial services company since 2018. His work has been featured on USA Today, Yahoo Finance, MSN, Fox Business, and Nasdaq. Before joining The Motley Fool, he wrote for financial brands including Intuit.

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Lyle Daly has positions in Nvidia and Tesla. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Nvidia, and Tesla. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.