Tom is the former Director of Policy & Campaigns at the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC). He is now an independent consultant and business coach specialising in high-impact strategic communication and workforce issues.
Over the last twenty years, Tom has worked with business leaders, international institutions, government ministers and two of the UK’s preeminent business organisations. He has led ground-breaking campaigns and been a regular keynote speaker and media commentator on the future of jobs and the world of work. He reaches into this and current consultancy work for the International Labour Organization (ILO) and WorldSkills to provide high-energy training and consultancy services.
Tom is the author of a number of White Papers and research reports on the evolving world of work and is a regular keynote speaker and media spokesperson. Campaigning activities have focused on Covid-19 business support measures, youth employment, skills policy, promoting the positive role of business in society and making change happen on equality and inclusion. During his time as REC Campaigns Director, Tom also established the Future of Jobs Observatory to pre-empt future skills needs and the implications AI and automation. His current project work with the International Labour Organization (ILO) involves delivering advocacy training to business bodies from around the world and bespoke support in areas such as evidence-based campaigning, crisis management and taking a lead of the future of work.
Over the course of his career, Tom has been a representative on over a dozen government forums and served on the European board of the World Employment Confederation. He has a Masters in International and European Law from Assas University in Paris and is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (RSA). He is a qualified rugby coach and an unrepentant aficionado of 1980s French pop.