Thomas is a commercial and healthcare leader bringing over 15 years’ experience in fields such as innovation, investment, healthcare, technology and supply/market transformation.

Before joining NICE, Thomas was the director of commercial for NHS England and prior to that, director of commercial strategy and solutioning for NHS Digital, leading his teams in many of the recent technology transformations the NHS has delivered over the last decade. He originally joined the NHS in 2010 in Salford Royal NHSFT and then enjoyed regional leadership roles in commercial and procurement across the Northwest.

Thomas has an MBA from Birmingham University and supports multiple academic and professional development programmes like NHS Digital Academy, HCSA Future Leaders and the Clinical Entrepreneur Programme (CEP). His main interests are transformative healthcare design and delivery, delivering true value to the UK population and helping teams develop the cultures for trust and success.