James Watson-O'Neill
Trustee
James joined Sense as chief executive in 2025 having previously been chief executive at the deaf health charity SignHealth for eight years.
He has worked in the charity sector since 2001 and has held senior leadership roles at Scope and the NSPCC.
James is a trustee of the Voluntary Organisations Disability Group and a Non-Executive Director at South West London and St George’s NHS Mental Health Trust.
James is also a Fellow of the RSA and a Leadership Fellow at the Society of Leadership Fellows at the College of St George at Windsor Castle.
He was awarded an OBE for services to Deaf people in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours 2022.