James is currently LISA's Research Director. He is responsible for ARENA’s funding and ensuring that ARENA's overall strategic direction and impact aligns with its mission.

James has just completed his DPhil (Computer Science, University of Oxford) on technical AI safety, supervised by Tom Everitt (Google DeepMind) and Michael Wooldridge & Alessandro Abate (Oxford). His research has mainly focused on game theory, causality, reinforcement learning, and agent foundations. James also has an MSci in Natural Sciences (Physics) from the University of Cambridge, has worked on various AI governance projects with the Centre for Study of Existential Risk, and has consulted for several AI start-ups.