Background
Thomas G. Dineen III was born on April 18, 1967, in Quantico, Virginia, United States.
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Thomas Gerard Dineen III
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Thomas G. Dineen III, American securities regulator, right-wing activist, and martial arts leader. Analyst in Advertising Regulation Department of Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) since 2007. President of Maryland Association of Scholars (2025-) and American Jujitsu Association (2023-). Vice Chair of Maryland State Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (2025-).
Education
Born in Quantico, VA, April 18, 1967; grew up near Phladelphia in Wallingford, PA
Career
Associate, Partridge, Snow & Hahn, Providence (corporate law), 1995—1996. Senior Account Executive (Crisis Communications), Al Paul Lefton Public Relations, Philadelphia, PA, 1996—2000. Senior Litigation Communications Specialist, Ketchum Public Relations, Washington, DC, 2000—2001.
Financial Advisor, Ameriprise Finance Services, Inc., Columbia, MD, 2002—2006. Investment Consultant, TD Ameritrade, Owings Mills, MD, 2006—2007. Principal Analyst, Advertising Regulation, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Rockville (this and other analyst titles since 2007).
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Material possessions loved: "Save the manuals"...2011 Corvette Grand Sport Convertible, 2019 Mazda MX5 Miata Club; Heretic & Hogue OTF automatic knives; Charvel/Jackson electric guitars; RLT watches (England); Lagavulin & Talisker single malt Scotch; Tony Lama boots
Membership
American Jujitsu Association, Cane Masters International Association, Mensa, Maryland Association of Scholars, National Association of Scholars, National Rifle Association (Benefactor Life Member, Defender of the Second Amendment Award 2005), Order of the Black Shamrock (Master-at-Arms 2025).
Personality
Best compliment received: "Inspiring people is challenging even when low performance can incur serious penalties...getting fired, demoted, etc. As a volunteer leader, Tom shows genuine skill at motivating those who face few if any repercussions for slacking off!" --Wayne Louviere of FINRA
Physical Characteristics: Heightism Survivor
Interests
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Philosophers & Thinkers
Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, Evola, Epictetus, Seneca (the Younger), Plato, La Rochefoucauld
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Politicians
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Writers
Baudelaire, Roy Campbell, Flaubert, Stendhal, Celine, Huysmans
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Artists
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Sport & Clubs
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Athletes
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Music & Bands
(high-end) Beethoven, Wagner, JS & CPE Bach, Vivaldi, Brahms, John Field, Tarrega, Aguado; (popular) Yngwie Malmsteen, Paul Gilbert, Vinnie Moore, Badlands, Lynch Mob, Dokken
Connections
Son of Thomas G. Dineen Jr. and Maureen (nee Moran) Benson; R. Patrick Benson (stepfather). Married Rebecca Stoltzfus, October 27, 2001; one child, Alexandra.
- Father:
- Thomas Gerard Dineen Jr.
- Mother:
- Maureen Benson
- Daughter:
- Alexandra
- father-in-law:
- William Stoltzfus
- Cousin:
- Alexander Haig Jr.
- uncle (paternal):
- Daniel Thomas Dineen
1943-67; died in combat serving as Marine Corps 2nd lieutenant in Vietnam War.
1944-; married to father Thomas G. Dineen Jr. 1965-67; married to stepfather R. Patrick Benson 1974-2022.
2006-; student at Kenyon College, 2025-
first cousin of paternal grandmother, Margaret Dineen (nee Murphy)
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Born
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Nationality
American -
Ethnicity
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Religion
culturally Roman Catholic intellectually agnostic/atheistic -
Political Party
Right-wing, reactionary, ultra-conservative
Education
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1981 - 1985
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1985 - 1989
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1991 - 1994
University of Oxford (Lincoln College) , Law/Jurisprudence , Master of Arts: Upper Second Class (2:1) Honors; Oxford Pistol Team Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom -
1994 - 1995
University of Pennsylvania Law School , Legum Magister (Master of Laws; LL.M.): advanced law degree Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Career
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July 1, 2007 - present
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2023 - present
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2025 - present
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2025 - present
Official Titles
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Shodan (1st degree black belt) in Han Guk Mu Sool (Korean hybrid martial art)
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Shodan (1st degree black belt) in Iaido (Japanese swordsmanship), All-United States Kendo Federation (AUSKF)
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Nidan (2nd degree black belt), American Jujitsu Association (AJA)
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Master-at-Arms (proficiency in several combat arts), Order of the Black Shamrock