James joined SignHealth as chief executive in 2016. He has worked in the charity sector since 2001. This includes a variety of roles at Scope and the NSPCC.
James is a trustee of the Voluntary Organisations Disability Group and an Associate 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.