Tom holds degrees in both Law and Commerce and was admitted to the Supreme Court of South Australia as a barrister and solicitor in 2016. Prior to this he worked as a business advisory, tax and insolvency accountant at PKF Australia. He has been engaged by the Southern rock lobster, strawberry, dairy, beef and wool industries in research fund management and project advisory roles and managed the SIA led and FRDC funded Climate Resilient Wild Catch Fisheries project in 2022/23.