He finished his BA in Political Science from Vassar College in 2011 and was granted the opportunity to study at the Islamic University of Madinah from 2015-2020, where he obtained his BA from the Faculty of Sharī'ah. Imam Tom is currently the Research Director of Islam and Society at the Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research. He also teaches Tafsīr to middle-schoolers online through Legacy International Online High School.