Tom Clark

After graduating in 2012 with a bachelor’s degree in politics from the University of Exeter (U.K.), Tom spent the next two years working for grassroots NGOs in the Philippines and Madagascar. He then moved to the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) in London, initially supporting a technical assistance project to improve fiscal governance in fragile states, and subsequently project-managing ODI’s Agricultural Development and Policy research programme. During this time, Tom also studied part-time for a graduate diploma in economics at Birkbeck College, University of London. After graduating from the MPA, Tom aspires to work in the design and delivery of humanitarian aid for organisations such as the U.N. and the Red Cross.