Thought Leader Consultant of the Year
Tom Van-Vuren MBE considers thought leadership to be a natural and essential quality of any good consultant. Employers, colleagues and clients benefit, as thought leaders increase brand visibility, build trust, inspire other employees and improve retention, and increase the quality and services that the organisation delivers. He is a sought after critical friend in transport planning, modelling and analytics and has contributed to best practice TAG Transport Analysis Guidance, not just in the UK, but around the world. He advises the DfT Chief Analyst and is an Editor for the prestigious journal Transportation. Originally a prolific academic author, but now using mainly professional social media channels, Tom shares his knowledge and insights generously, and organises international conferences, workshops and webinars to enable others to do so as well.
He inspires through his pure enthusiasm for his topic, including humour, a healthy amount of self-reflection and vulnerability. He takes a leading role in professional bodies: as Board Member of the Transport Planning Society, and as Chair of the Professional Standards Committee for the
Transport Planning Professional qualification This was recognised in him being awarded an MBE for services to transport in 2023, a recognition that he treasures as it represents the value that his peers have expressed in his endeavours to lead in improving the awareness and reputation of transport planning in society, and best practice application throughout the transport planning profession.
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