James has over 25 years of experience leading national-scale initiatives and corporate strategy projects with a focus on the role that technology and innovation play in creating sustainable growth. He has worked with commercial and government clients across five continents in a range of industries including clean energy & resources, aerospace, food & agriculture, financial services, manufacturing, and high-tech. He currently leads CSIRO Futures, the strategic advisory arm of Australia's national science agency.In this role, he has led the development of CSIRO’s industry roadmaps series, which focus on activating new markets enabled by emerging technologies. This series includes the National Hydrogen Roadmap, the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Roadmap, the Future Proteins Roadmap, the Quantum Technologies Roadmap, and the Space Industry Roadmap. He also led the Australian National Outlook 2019, a multi-year initiative that combined input from Australian senior leaders with CSIRO’s integrated modelling to identify the key drivers that underpin Australia’s future.