Tom Brown is a chartered Engineer and an Associate Director for CH2M HILL (Formerly Halcrow), based in Teesside. Over the last 25 years he has worked for local authorities, contractors and now for a consultant. Early in his career, he worked in the highways sector, then energy exploration but moved in to flood and coastal risk management, specialising in engineering appraisals (particularly the economics), design and construction.

Tom currently manages a major client account for CH2M HILL and is currently CH2M HILL’s Project Director for the Morpeth Flood Alleviation scheme currently being built by Balfour Beatty (Birse). He is also Chair of ICE North East Flood Experts Panel.

Tom Brown was on the panel of Debating the State of the Nation in July 2014