James is a Founding Partner of Stanley Capital with responsibility for sustainability, people development and resource efficiency sector activities. Two goals drive James; to have an impact on making businesses more sustainable and having a positive human influence on teams around him. Building meaning to "sustainability" in its broadest sense.

In Resource Efficiency, James is a world-class executive with more than 10 years of leadership experience, including roles in Shell’s low carbon business and Lightsource bp, across integrated markets in power, e-mobility, hydrogen, fuels and nature-based solutions following a successful sector-focused private equity investment career.