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Tim James is a leader in industry and government with a strong background in law, public policy and business.

He is the Executive General Manager at the Menzies Research Centre, the think tank for the Liberal Party of Australia, where he is focused on operations and finances.

Tim has most recently worked in private practice giving strategic advice to a range of organisations and companies. He was earlier CEO at the national peak body representing the innovative medicines sector, Medicines Australia. Prior to this role, Tim led reform across key sectors of the economy as Chief of Staff to Minister Anthony Roberts in the NSW Government. He served in this role between 2011 and 2014 delivering major reforms and results across multiple portfolios including Resources, Energy and Fair Trading. He has been involved in government and politics for over 20 years and worked for the Howard Government for six years including in the Prime Minister’s Office.

Tim’s professional career commenced in 1994 at audit and advisory firm KPMG for over two years, including a secondment in the firm’s London office. Following his time in the Howard Government, Tim practised law at Australia’s oldest law firm, Allens Arthur Robinson, where he spent the better part of four years working on large corporate transactions and commercial litigation. He then worked in the health care sector for Pfizer then Johnson & Johnson, each spanning three years, including a secondment at Pfizer’s New York Headquarters.

Tim holds degrees in Business and Law and completed his MBA at AGSM in 2010. He is a solicitor admitted in NSW and the High Court and also holds post-graduate qualifications from Chartered Secretaries Australia, the Financial Services Institute of Australia and the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Tim enjoys serving his local community and has served as a Director of the Mosman Bendigo Community Bank Branch and Mosman Rowers. Tim is passionate about supporting and developing young people and is a Director of Life Education NSW, an organisation that educates 300,000 school children each year. He is also a Director of the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust appointed by the Federal Government.