Founder and former professional athlete. Tom’s pioneering approach to frontier markets has seen him build high-impact businesses in financial services, tech & education.He cut his teeth with the Accenture financial services strategy team in London working with many of the UK’s leading investment banks. The growth of the UAE saw Tom move to Dubai in 2005 to start, build and grow impact organisations across the UAE, Qatar & Iraq.In 2011, Tom launched JustGiving the world's largest fundraising platform for charities across the Middle East and Africa. JustGiving has raised over $5 Billion for 12,000 charities since 2002 and transformed charitable giving across the MEA region.In 2015, Tom launched EdAid as a fair, affordable alternative to traditional higher education funding. EdAid drives affordable access for students through partnering with education providers to deliver pathway programs, degree apprenticeships, payment plans and alternative finance infrastructure support for Higher Education institutions from the UK, US, Canada, Australia & Middle East.