James is a writer and consultant, specialising in contemporary methods of governance. He has worked in a range of roles across the private, public, and third sectors, including in the Cabinet Office and Downing Street and in leadership roles in an NGO, leading think tank, and innovation agency. James has held Non-Executive roles on the board of the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation and the Consumer Panel of the Financial Conduct Authority. He lives in London and is currently working on his next book, which focuses on more human approaches to governance.