Thomas joined GPlus in September 2009 from the London-based Periodical Publishers Association, where he worked as a political and business analyst for the UK's magazine industry. At GPlus, Thomas advises clients in the energy and pharmaceutical sectors.

Earlier in his career Thomas worked in Washington DC for the European Commission's delegation to the United States. He has also worked in the financial sector for the Luxembourg branch of US investment bank JP Morgan. In his spare time he has also undertaken charitable projects in both South America and southern Africa.

Thomas holds a degree in History and Politics from the University of Edinburgh and a masters degree in Global Politics from the LSE. During his studies he spent one year at the Ludwig Maximilians Universität in Munich.

Thomas is a British national who has lived, studied and worked in Luxembourg, Germany, Peru, Swaziland, the UK and the United States. He is fluent in English and German, speaks conversational Italian, French, Spanish and Luxembourgish as well as basic Portuguese. He also understands very basic Arabic.