Sir Thomas Hughes-Hallett
In September 2012, Sir Thomas was appointed Executive Chair of the Institute of Global Health Innovation at Imperial College London. He had previously been Chief Executive of Marie Curie Cancer Care for twelve years. In April, he became a Trustee of the King’s Fund.
Tom attended Oxford University where he read Modern History before qualifying as a Barrister. From there he spent 22 years in the banking profession, firstly as Chief Executive of Enskilda Corporate, then as Chairman of Robert Fleming Securities.
In December 2010, he was appointed Chair of the Independent Philanthropy Review, a collaboration of voluntary and private sector bodies identifying ways to achieve a step-change in charitable giving. He is also Chairman of the End of Life Care Implementation Advisory Board, Chair of the Palliative Care Funding Review for adults and children in England and a trustee of Esmée Fairbairn Foundation.
Tom has formerly been Chairman of English Churches Housing Group and the Michael Palin Centre for Stammering Children, a Director of the National Council for Palliative Care and a Special Trustee of Great Ormond Street Hospital.
He was knighted in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2012.