Thomas Staunton

Sold Out Events

Experience

A senior advisor with a 21-year career across mega and major international events, including Olympic and Paralympic Games, Commonwealth Games and FIFA World Cups. Thomas has a proven ability to align Public and Private Sector Stakeholders at the highest level (incl: Heads of State, Royalty, Ministers, Boards and C-Suite) to harness the power of events for maximum economic and social outcomes.

Career Highlight

Leading the planning and delivery of the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games announcement in Australia. And being listed in Saudi Arabia's Top 100 most influential people in sport in the Kingdom.

Personal Best

Living and working full-time in 11x countries around the world, including; UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Greece, USA, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Netherlands and Australia.

Projects - Others

SoldOut Events (CEO & Head of International Relations, 2012–2026) • Official Event Agency of Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games • Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games • Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games • Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games • Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics • Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup • FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 • SXSW Sydney 2023