Thomas Glessner received his Bachelor of Arts in 1974 at the University of Washington in Seattle, majoring in Political Science and his Juris Doctor degree at the University of Washington School of Law in 1977. He is the founder and CEO of the National Institute of Family and Life Advocates (NIFLA), with headquarters in Virginia. NIFLA serves 1400 pregnancy resource centers in all 50 states, of which over 1,700 operate on (or are in the process of converting to) a medical model.