Mr. James is Boston Children’s Hospital’s vice president and CISO. Mr. James is responsible for developing and executing the hospital’s enterprise cybersecurity strategy, overseeing protection of its clinical, research, administrative, cloud, infrastructure, identity and digital environments. He leads security operations, cyber risk management, incident response preparedness, identity and access management and security architecture. Mr. James has built a cybersecurity career spanning more than two decades, with leadership roles in identity and access management and security architecture before becoming CISO. He founded the Healthcare Hacking Community at SAINTCON and has organized the event for the past three years, creating a forum for healthcare cybersecurity professionals to collaborate. Mr. James has also volunteered with the Biohacking Village at DEF CON since 2019 and became its lead in 2024, a role that included representing the community at DEF CON Singapore. He guides the hospital’s long-term cybersecurity roadmap, advising executive leadership on evolving cyber threats while helping the organization adopt new technologies and digital capabilities.
