James Arroyo OBE is the director of the Ditchley Foundation, having previously been a senior leader in digital transformation in foreign policy and national security for the British government. Aside from his executive role at Ditchley he is a keynote speaker, writer, board adviser and mentors exceptional start ups.
CV highlights
2016 to present Director of the Ditchley Foundation
2014 to 2016 Director for Data, Foreign and Commonwealth Office. A combination of Chief Digital Officer and Chief Data Officer driving a major transformation programme.
2012 to 2014 Director for Europe, Latin America and Economic Affairs
2012 Deputy Director for Cyber
2008 to 2012 Political Counsellor, British Embassy Paris, running the national security relationship with France.
2006 to 2008 Management of multiple teams in Iraq
2002 to 2006 Work on counter proliferation of nuclear technology.
1999 to 2002 Consul in Jerusalem during second Intifada
1996 to 1999 First Secretary British Embassy Cairo during jihadist insurgency
1990 to 1996 Arabic language training and work on the Middle East
Education: Cambridge University, English
