James has been the Science and Innovation Strategy Lead at the Department of Transport (DFT) UK since  2017.

James is an experienced science specialist with a demonstrated history of working Government, across all areas of S&T and at the interface with industry and academia. he also funds research and innovation in the SME sector and via the Catapult Network.

James is particularly interested in transport decarbonisation technologies. Past areas of interest have included security technogies, non-conventional threats, policy analysis, life sciences, systems and data.