Tom van Loben Sels Managing Partner, Apercen Partners Biography Tom van Loben Sels is the managing partner at Apercen Partners, a Palo Alto–based firm he founded in 2008. He specializes in tax and financial consulting. Apercen is a tax-consulting firm offering high-net-worth individual clients a full spectrum of income and multigenerational tax-planning and compliance services. Specializing in the areas of venture, hedge, and private equity partners, entrepreneurs, and corporate executives, Apercen’s core is grounded in aiding clients in maintaining their wealth and property through responsive and insightful tax planning.