James Parsons is an accomplished leadership consultant distinguished by his unique approach to leadership assessment and development. His substantial experience in executive coaching is complemented by data-driven insights from the fields of neuroscience and behavioural psychology. He leverages these capabilities to help clients identify and develop leaders for optimal performance.
Professional Focus
15 years’ experience in leadership consulting, coaching and executive search
In-depth expertise in executive coaching, leadership development and assessment, talent management and facilitation as well as biological, neural and behavioural sciences
Financial services background including roles with some of the world’s largest financial institutions; expertise in real estate finance, hedge funds, private equity, banking and investment management
Author of numerous articles and papers on brain-based coaching and organisational performance
Business Expertise
Executive Coach running his own practice for 12 years
Partner in a leadership advisory firm focused on leadership assessment, development, coaching and mentorship
Executive Coach at a leading global provider of coaching solutions
Head of Leadership Assessment & Development at another prominent global executive search firm
Real Estate Finance at HSBC
European Equity Hedge Fund Sales at BNP Paribas
European Equity Sales at JP Morgan and Dresdner Kleinwort Benson
Strategy Consultant at Andersen Consulting
Practice Memberships
Global Industry Practices
Financial Services
Global Cross Sector Practices
Private Equity & Venture Capital
Additional Expertise
Leadership Consulting
Corporate and Investment Banking
Real Estate
Education & Certifications
Master’s degree in finance and real estate from Cass Business School
Bachelor’s degree in business, economics and Spanish from University of Edinburgh
Postgraduate Certificate (PGCert) in career and talent management from Kingston University
Science of the Art of Coaching, Association for Coaching; AC-accredited training and research applying neuroscience to executive coaching