Tom is a solicitor, Legal Consultant at Bonhams and Constantine Cannon LLP and a Consultant Lecturer at the Sotheby's Institute of Art. Tom previously worked for 19 years at Sotheby's as a Senior Director and European General Counsel.

Tom sits on the Committees of the British Art Market Federation and the Society of Fine Art Auctioneers and Valuers and is a member of the Professional Advisors in the Art Market (PAIAM). Tom is Trustee of the Company’s Charitable Trust and of the Rolls Building Art & Education Trust, and a Court Assistant of the Worshipful Company of Tylers and Bricklayers for whom he chairs the Company's Treasures Committee.