About us
About Tarleton
The world is more complex and fast moving than it ever has been. It’s possible for companies to scale from idea to IPO within a few years, and it’s possible for industry leaders to fall by the wayside in just as short a time span.
It has never been more important for business leaders to understand the world around them and correctly diagnose the macro environment.
Tarleton is a boutique consultancy focused on helping organisations to understand the environment they’re in and to influence it. We are a team of strategists, political analysts, communicators and government affairs professionals, who work with business leaders to help them build influential companies. We fuse our expertise and deep sector knowledge to help our clients understand the world around them and to influence it.
Understanding the macro environment
We help leaders to understand the political risks and opportunities at a global, national and local level and to plan around different scenarios that they may face, from new US tariffs to changes to the UK industrial strategy. We also provide independent sector insights, with particular strengths in life sciences.
Influencing critical stakeholders
We also help organisations to influence their environment by providing government affairs consultancy and reputation management and public relations services.
Invention and innovation creates economic growth and improves lives for millions of people, but for ingenious ideas to be funded and adopted, investors, government, clinicians and customers need to see, hear and understand their potential. They need to believe and buy-in.
Meet the Team
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Managing DirectorThomas has spent almost a decade working in and for innovation-led companies across the tech, life sciences and engineering sectors.
He has significant public affairs experience, having established a government relations function for a tech company and navigating international market entry strategies in China and KSA.
Thomas sat on the UK Government Department for Health and Social Care Industry Communications Advisory Group during the pandemic and stood as a parliamentary candidate in the UK General Election in 2024 under Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
He is a judge at MassChallenge Switzerland and a mentor at Warwick Innovation District and Sheffield Hallam University.
Thomas is a Chartered Marketer and Member of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations.
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Public Affairs Lead
Andrew served as a UK Government Minister continuously since 2017 in several roles including as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Business and Industry, Minister of State for Transport, and Minister of State for Health and Secondary Care.
He is a member of His Majesty’s Privy Council and was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2023 for political and public service.
He served as the Member of Parliament for Pendle from 2010 - 2024.
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Biotech Sector LeadNick is a dedicated drug discovery scientist with R&D experience spanning academia and industry. His research career has focused on building expertise across multiple disciplines, from cell biology to protein biochemistry.
He is currently pursuing a PhD at King’s College London, applying computational and experimental methods to characterize GPCRs. Nick previously held R&D roles at leading UK biotechs, including at LabGenius, where he gained experience in machine-learning-guided antibody engineering, and at Engitix, where he contributed to drug profiling and target validation campaigns in fibrosis and oncology.
Passionate about communicating scientific innovation, Nick will work closely with Tarleton’s biotech clients, supporting on translating science into impactful commercial messaging.
