Thomas Vanderbilt
- Full Name: Thomas Vanderbilt
- Species: Human
- Gender: Male
- Prior to 2155: United Earth Secretary of Defense (ENT Novel: Beneath the Raptor's Wing)
- Served throughout Earth-Romulan War
- February 2162: Appointed by Federation Council as first President of the Council of the United Federation of Planets (ENT Novel: A Choice of Futures)
- 2197: Author, "The Founding: First Days of the Federation" (Federation: The First 150 Years)