James is a highly experienced, postgraduate-qualified security professional. He specialises in humanitarian, conflict, human security, stabilisation, elections, and political affairs. He possesses a strong professional background across a wide range of issues regarding security consultancy. His experience included humanitarian, political, conflict and stabilisation leadership, advocacy, and programming in fragile, high-risk, and complex environments.

He has received First Class Honours degree, degrees with Distinction, as well as winning numerous awards for research and academic excellence. James has over a decade of proven practical experience of managing and leading the delivery of development and stabilisation interventions in disaster and conflict affected states, having worked in the most difficult security and development environments, including both emergency response and long term programmatic roles.