Tom’s work includes cultural strategy, strategic and business planning, finance, change management and governance. Tom has worked as a consultant with clients including Tate, V&A Dundee, Nasjonal Museet Oslo, Kunsthal Aarhus, Royal Armouries, People’s History Museum, De La Warr Pavilion, DACS, Punch Drunk, Clore Leadership Programme, Royal College of Music, London International Festival of Theatre, Rambert, The Hepworth Wakefield, Nottingham Contemporary, Welsh National Opera, British Council, Arts Council England and British Postal Museum & Archive.
Before founding Counterculture, Tom worked as Managing Director at Whitechapel Gallery from 2003 until 2010 where he led a £14m expansion and the Gallery’s finance, HR, business planning, IT, operations and commercial activities. He was previously at Arts Council England, the Poetry Society and Siobhan Davies Dance Company. Tom trained at PricewaterhouseCoopers in the Public Sector/Charities department. He was a Governance Associate on the Clore Board Development Programme for 12 years and was a visiting lecturer at Chelsea College and Goldsmith’s College.
Tom is a Chartered Governance Professional (Fellow of ICSA), also holding a Diploma in Charity Accounting from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. He is a Fellow of the Association of Charity Independent Examiners.
Tom is a music curator, producer and musician. He is a trustee of Rebecca Swift Foundation; advancing the craft, creativity and wellbeing of women poets in the UK.