Margot James
Margot's career spans politics, business and public policy, with deep roots in the West Midlands and a track record across the private and public sectors. She served as Member of Parliament for Stourbridge from 2010 to 2019, holding ministerial roles including Minister for Digital and the Creative Industries and Parliamentary Under-Secretary at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with responsibility for small business, corporate governance and consumer policy.
Before entering politics, she co-founded and led Shire Health, a life sciences communications business sold to WPP in 1999. She subsequently served as Executive Chair of the Warwick Manufacturing Group at the University of Warwick. She is also a Governor Emeritus of the London School of Economics.
