Tim Toulmin

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Tim Toulmin is a trusted adviser to senior leaders navigating sensitive and high-profile reputational challenges. He provides strategic communications support across a wide range of complex issues, including sudden incidents and fatalities, criminal investigations and trials, civil litigation, inquests, employment disputes, and EDI-related concerns.

He works personally with CEOs, general counsel, governing boards and senior leadership teams from major charities, independent schools, global businesses, and public bodies.

Before founding Alder in 2010, Tim was Director of the Press Complaints Commission, where he dealt daily with the media, government and senior lawyers on matters of press regulation, privacy and ethics. His reputation is built on sound judgement and discretion, as well as a deep understanding of how stories evolve - and how to influence outcomes behind the scenes.

He serves as a trustee of several educational and campaigning organisations.

Education