Tom Hardin
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Tom Hardin
Keynote Speaker
Owner of Tipper X Advisors, LLC; FBI Informant "Tipper X" in Wall Street’s Largest Insider Trading Investigation
Tom Hardin takes audiences inside the largest insider trading investigation of a generation, revealing the ethical gray areas that lead to high-stakes decisions and their consequences. A former FBI informant, Hardin now helps businesses navigate culture risk and trains teams on ethical decision-making, compliance, and integrity in high-pressure environments.
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Tom Hardin, known as “Tipper X,” was at the center of the largest insider trading investigation in Wall Street history. As a young hedge fund analyst turned FBI informant, he takes audiences behind the scenes of high-stakes decision-making, ethical dilemmas, and corporate risk. He helps organizations recognize and navigate those gray areas before they become costly mistakes. Hardin provides practical strategies for navigating gray areas, mitigating risk, and fostering a culture of integrity in high-pressure environments. He offers a rare, insider perspective on how even well-intentioned professionals can cross ethical lines, leaving audiences with actionable insights and making them more aware of unconscious biases, external pressures, and the real-world consequences of ethical lapses. Hardin’s debut book, Wired on Wall Street, will be released in February 2026.
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The Inside Story of Tipper X
At 29 years old, Tom Hardin found himself at the center of the largest insider trading investigation in Wall Street history. Known as “Tipper X,” he secretly recorded conversations for the FBI, helping expose widespread misconduct in the financial industry. In this gripping keynote, Hardin takes audiences behind the scenes of high-pressure decision-making, ethical gray areas, and the consequences of crossing the line. Through real-world insights and engaging storytelling, he shares practical lessons on integrity, compliance, and risk awareness. Attendees will walk away with a deeper understanding of how small ethical lapses can escalate and how to prevent them in their own organizations.
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Why Good People Do Bad Things
What pushes ethical professionals to cross the line? In this hard-hitting keynote, Tom Hardin — once a young hedge fund analyst turned FBI informant — reveals the hidden forces behind bad decisions. He breaks down the psychological traps of groupthink, rationalization, and pressure to perform, showing how small missteps snowball into major ethical failures. As AI reshapes industries, Hardin explores how it can both expose and enable misconduct, creating new risks for businesses. Audiences will leave with a sharper awareness of these pitfalls and actionable strategies to build a stronger culture of integrity in an era of rapid change.
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The Art of Resilience
What happens when you lose everything — your career, reputation, and the trust of those closest to you? In this powerful and inspiring keynote, Tom Hardin shares his personal journey of rebuilding after public failure. Through raw storytelling and hard-earned insights, he explores how to confront shame, take ownership, and transform setbacks into growth. Audiences will learn how resilience, self-reflection, and the right mindset can turn adversity into a second act. Whether facing professional setbacks or personal challenges, this talk provides a roadmap for picking yourself up, moving forward, and redefining success on your own terms.
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