Tom is a town planner who has worked across the public, private and social enterprise sectors. He joined Oxford City Council is April 2019 as Director of Development, where he has responsibility for planning, property, housing and capital project delivery, economic development & city centre management. Alongside his role as at OxWED, Tom also sits on the board of Experience Oxfordshire, the county’s Destination Management Organisation. Other key projects being led by Tom include the Blackbird Leys estate regeneration, major improvements to the Covered Market and a refresh of masterplan for Oxford train station. Prior to joining Oxford City Council, Tom was the Assistant Director for Area Regeneration at Lambeth Council, where is delivered a range of workspace, public realm and meanwhile projects.

He joined Lambeth from AECOM Design + Planning, where he project managed numerous masterplanning, regeneration and infrastructure planning projects. He has also worked for the Greater London Authority, establishing the Royal Docks Enterprise Zones and working as part of the team that secured the funding package for the Northern Line Extension. Tom began his career at Renaisi, a social enterprise based in east London, where he led the Woodberry Down and Stamford Hill Single Regeneration Budget programme.