Meet the team - Tom Preston

Commercial Director

Tom joined Thrive as Commercial Director in 2024, bringing a wealth of experience in developing partnerships that help every child flourish in their setting. His role is focused on building strong relationships with schools, trusts, local authorities, and other organisations to implement a whole-school approach to mental health and wellbeing. Tom finds it incredibly rewarding to work alongside education leaders and witness the tangible impact of this work on the lives of children and young people.

His background includes various senior leadership roles at Teach First, where he contributed to teacher training and leadership development initiatives. Before that, Tom taught secondary English in schools across the East Midlands, alongside working as a researcher at Harvard University in the US. His commitment to education extends beyond his professional roles, having served as a school governor for both primary and secondary schools and advising a literacy charity.