Sir Thomas became first involved in charities during the 1990s, during which he was first a trustee and later the Chairman of the
Michael Palin Centre for Stammering, as well as Chairman of the English Churches Housing Group. In 2000, he left investment banking to do charity work instead. From 2000 to 2012, he served as the Chairman of the
Marie Curie Cancer Care Trust. To raise his salary of £90,000, in 2002 he cycled across
Vietnam for the Marie Curie Cancer Care to be able to keep him. Sir Thomas serves or has served in leading positions of various charitable organisations. He served as the Executive Chair of the Institute of Global Health Innovation at
Imperial College London. He is the Chairman of the
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. In 2013, he became Chairman of
Cause4, an organisation that assists charities in their fundraising.
Views on banking and charity Hughes-Hallett has called for more bankers and investors from the
City of London to be involved in philanthropy and to donate not only time and talent, but also money. Specifically, he criticised how social investments are portrayed as a charitable activity, but can often lead to unethical practices, especially in the health sector. He called for making greater use of British society in health care.
Marshall Institute In 2015, Hughes-Hallet together with investment banker Sir
Paul Marshall established the
Marshall Institute for Philanthropy and Social Entrepreneurship at the
London School of Economics, supported by a £30 million investment by Paul Marshall. The institute's student body is expected to consist of people who have "reached the age of 50, a partner in an international firm, who've decided they've made their money and want to put something back." == Accolades ==