Tom joined the Southeast Asia Science and Innovation team at the British High Commission in Singapore in late 2012. Within the team, Tom is responsible for the SEA-EU-NET project, the UK-Southeast Asia Knowledge Partnership, and activities around innovation, broadly defined.

Before coming to Singapore, Tom spent six years helping to build an innovation consultancy in Finland, and has also worked at Aalto University and the University of Warwick. He has an M.Sc in Industrial Engineering and Management from Aalto University, and a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Birmingham. Tom is married.