Thomas James Skutt (1 November 1930 – 29 May 2000) was an American insurance executive who served as chairman of Mutual of Omaha from 1986 to 1998.

Thomas James Skutt was born on 1 November 1930 in Omaha, Nebraska.

[2] He studied at Creighton University in Omaha, where he received a degree in law in 1957.

[2] Skutt joined Mutual of Omaha in 1969 as a secretary and tax counsel.

He suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and died at Methodist Hospital in Omaha.