Tom Scholar

Sir Thomas Whinfield Scholar is a former British civil servant, who served as Permanent Secretary to the Treasury from 2016 to 2022. Following his exit from the UK Civil Service in September 2022, Scholar began to take up non-executive directorships in the private sector, including as chair of Santander UK from August 2025. As a civil servant, Scholar held multiple roles across various governments, including as an adviser on European and global issues in the Cabinet Office from 2013 to 2016, a d