Tom Acomb

Tom Acomb is AOA’s Chief Creative Executive and Design Principal and one of the company’s two co-founders. Defined by acuity and heartfelt enthusiasm, Tom oversees AOA’s creative division with an artistic eye, innovative drive, and high expectations.
 

In his 35-year career, Tom has achieved an extensive portfolio of creative project work, emblematic of both technical reimagination and design excellence. He first started as a hands-on artist at Walt Disney World and in the art departments at four different film studios. For eight years, he led several marquee projects for Walt Disney Imagineering in Europe and the US for Walt Disney World, Disney Cruise Line, the Walt Disney Studios Park, and Disney’s New Amsterdam Theater. Since 2009, Tom has led the AOA team in the creative vision and execution for hundreds of projects for the likes of The Walt Disney Company, Virgin Galactic, Dolly Parton Productions, The Jane Goodall Institute, Blackstone, Universal Creative, Airbnb, AdventHealth, and countless others.
 

Tom is an advisory board member of the University of Florida’s Themed Environment Integration program and the University of Alabama’s INCLUDE program. He has received more than a dozen Thea Awards and has been twice recognized as a Blooloop 50 Theme Park Influencer.