I have been working at the intersection of companies, their people and their investors for almost 25 years. This has given me a unique insight into the ways these parties interact, and the social and governance issues that result.
I am committed to increasing the salience of these issues utilising my strong communications skills and extensive professional network. I am particularly interested in how companies and their investors think about people at work and related governance issues.
Tom Powdrill
ABOUT ME
Tom Powdrill
I have been working at the intersection of companies, their people and their investors for almost 25 years. This has given me a unique insight into the ways these parties interact, and the social and governance issues that result.
I am committed to increasing the salience of these issues utilising my strong communications skills and extensive professional network. I am particularly interested in how companies and their investors think about people at work and related governance issues.
Experience
I have advised and worked for both major investors & civil society on numerous initiatives on topics such as:
Workforce engagement and voice
Labour and human rights
Low and high pay
Health and safety
Supply chains
Tax
Mergers and acquisitions
Competition policy and market concentration
My professional life has encompassed:
Running a stewardship team
Delivering shareholder engagement programmes
Asset manager and asset owner RI policy analysis
Data management and analysis
Company research
Public policy relating to financial markets
Extensive media experience
My external roles have included:
Chair, the High pay Centre (current)
Trustee, The Equality Trust
Workforce Disclosure Initiative advisory group
Committee on Workers Capital
Member of ‘expert group’ convened to develop UN Principles for Responsible Investment (2005)