Mr Thomas is a Director at Citi Markets and Banking based in London with a coverage remit extending over Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He has advised clients in the financial institutions and public sectors, working with a wide range of major banks and central government departments. He recently advised HM Treasury on its programme related to UK Financial Services Competitiveness. Mr Thomas is also part of Citi's internal Innovation Network aimed at bringing to bear creative and leading-edge solutions to client problems.

Prior to this he worked in the Mergers & Acquisitions group covering financial institutions globally, working on a number of cross-border and in-market transactions; and in corporate finance origination covering Western Europe. He also worked at Arthur D Little, covering a variety of industrial and financial sectors; and at an e-commerce start-up providing solutions to the retail financial services industry. His career to date has been rooted in the international business environment and includes extensive developing markets experience.

Mr Thomas is a UK citizen. He holds an M.Phil. in International Relations from Trinity Hall, University of Cambridge, and a law degree where he specialised in European and International law. His focus during his Master's thesis was on Hong Kong as a commercial centre and how it interacted with China, and he has maintained a professional interest in Asia since.

He is part of the Economic Development Taskforce of the Institute of Welsh Affairs in Cardiff, Wales in London, and is also a coach at the charity, Teachfirst.