Tom Baird joined Shell Foundation’s Board of Trustees in August 2025.
Tom is Vice President for Global Policy & Advocacy and Corporate Relations Europe at Shell plc. Tom is also currently a Board Director at Carbonext.
Prior to this, Tom was Senior Adviser to the CEO of Shell and before joining Shell, Tom worked for two intergovernmental organisations – The International Energy Agency and The Commonwealth Secretariat), reporting for The Sunday Times newspaper. Tom has also authored a best-selling current affairs book, published by HarperCollins.