Patrick Thomson
Age-friendly Employers Programme Lead
Ageing Better
Patrick is the lead on our Age-friendly employers programme with a focus on implementation.
He also focuses on how we embed evidence and innovation to bring about behaviour change within organisations.
With a range of experience of working with employers, Patrick previously managed wide-scale recruitment and workforce programmes for the London 2012 Organising Committee.
As a former member of the Government Social Research Unit he commissioned and managed projects for the Department for Work and Pensions’ ageing society strategy, leading to the evidence base for the removal of the Default Retirement Age.
Patrick also has experience of communications, policy, community relations and stakeholder engagement across a range of programmes for central government, major infrastructure projects, SMEs and FTSE 100 companies.
He joined Ageing Better in August 2015.