Tom Riordan is Chief Operating Officer and Second Permanent Secretary at the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC). He was appointed Second Permanent Secretary in September 2024.
Previously, Tom was the Chief Executive of Leeds City Council. Tom since 2010, during which time he led the regeneration of Leeds city centre and modernised services to improve children’s services and pioneer the Home First adult social care programme.
Tom undertook a secondment to NHS Test and Trace in 2020. His earlier career included Chief Executive of Yorkshire Forward between 2005 and 2010, and earlier roles in the Department for Environment.