<p>James is the CEO of the <a href="https://www.suttontrust.com/">Sutton Trust</a> - the UK’s leading social mobility charity. He has over 18 years’ experience working in the charity and education sectors, having previously led the Trust’s £135m bid to set up the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) in 2011. At the EEF, he served as a founding Trustee, Deputy and interim CEO.</p><p>James is also a trustee of the Centre for Homelessness Impact and a governor of a comprehensive school in the East Midlands, where he lives.</p>

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