James holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Melbourne, majoring in Psychology, and is about to commence his final year of a Masters of Business Administration at the Australian Graduate School of Management.

James has worked in various industry sectors as a consultant Business Analyst, working with clients including Accenture, the Department of Defence, EDS, AGL, Australian Rugby Union, Commonwealth Bank and the Sydney Futures Exchange.

James grew up in Melbourne, has lived in England and Canberra, and has lived in Sydney for the last five years.

He hopes to use a combination of knowledge achieved through study and experience gained in a broad range of organisations and environments to contribute to the goals of Cape York Partnerships and at the same time learn something as well.