Tom Newby
Trustee
Although being a Happold Scholar didn’t change my mind about the type of engineer I wanted to be, it made me a much better one, and gave me invaluable knowledge of how to design buildings that work – not only how they stand up and how they look, but how they are serviced and how people experience them.
Tom Newby – Trustee
Tom Newby is a structural engineer and an Associate Director at BuroHappold Engineering. He started his career designing buildings with the firm, working in Bath, London and New York, delivering challenging and inspirational structural engineering projects.
Between 2013 and 2019 Tom was Global Shelter Lead and then Head of Humanitarian at CARE International UK, part of one of the world’s largest development and humanitarian charities. He led a team providing expert advice and operational support to responses to humanitarian emergencies around the world. He is dedicated to bringing the benefits of engineering knowledge to those who cannot normally access it, and to pursuing gender equality in the engineering profession.
Having worked with the Happold Foundation since 2004, Tom leads the charity’s activities in Human Development, as well as being a Trustee for the Foundation. He also chairs the Institution of Structural Engineers Humanitarian & International Development Panel, leading their efforts to strengthen professional guidance for engineers working in these sectors.
Tom enjoys playing tennis and touch rugby, watching rugby and spending time with friends in the many exciting places London has to offer. He’s no longer able to do any of these because he has a baby son.