Tom was formerly the Senior Economist in the Department of Transport. He has wide experience of the public sector and the private realm. He is a former president of the Chartered Institute of Transport in Ireland.
Tom has undertaken consultancy projects for the World Bank, USAID, the OECD, and several Irish Government Departments. He has chaired 6 value for money reviews for Government Departments, the Revenue Commissioners, and the Houses of the Oireachtas in recent years.
He has published widely on public investment management, transport planning, regulatory economics, and good governance.