In May 2017 Swing Technologies was one of the first in the world to offer employees paid time off for political engagement. Tommy conceived this policy after a consensus within the company that shared values of equality and openness are increasingly at stake across the world. Tommy wanted the organisation to send a loud message internally and externally that they stand for tolerance, diversity and inclusion. He also wanted employees to feel supported in their attempts to fight for a fairer society. Tommy, a former McKinsey consultant, is also the co-author with former BP CEO Lord Browne of the international best-seller, ‘Connect: How Companies Succeed by Engaging Radically With Society’. Their book found that deep societal engagement helps corporations outperform peers on the stock market by 20 percent over a decade. At the heart of their ‘Connected Leadership’ approach is diversity and inclusion. Since publication in 2016, Tommy has worked around the world to communicate this message to CEOs, future leaders and the general public, through media (CNBC, Bloomberg, Harvard Business Review), lecture tours (Harvard, MIT, London and Oxford business schools), and as an advisor to NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business.
