Since joining Dell Technologies James has led a number of major public sector transformation programmes and published a number of papers on the benefits of IT for enhancing public services, seeing him appointed as an external advisor to Her Majesty’s Treasury in 2015 sitting on the Comprehensive Spending Review board.
In February 2016, James was named as one of the top 50 data leaders in the UK by Information Age, for his thought leadership on digital transformation. James is also a Vice Chair of the Health and Social Care Council within TechUK, representing the voice of Industry in relations with the public sector. In February 2018, James was appointed as the Dell Technologies Healthcare CIO for Europe and Middle East Africa to help drive digital transformation across healthcare on a far wider scale.
James is a graduate of Liverpool John Moores University in Technology Management and holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Leadership for Health Service Improvement. James and his wife Kelly have 4 girls, all still living at home.