James Curtis

James Curtis is an experienced senior management executive, board member and management consultant. He has worked across government, not-for-profit and community sectors where he drove strategy, business development and policy reform across a broad range of portfolios including health, education, justice, culture and arts, sport and recreation, finance, infrastructure and regional development.

Prior to being chief executive of element - a town planning, urban design, and place strategy practice - in May 2022, Mr Curtis was the chief executive of Football West from July 2016 to March 2022, spent four years at the Department of Aboriginal Affairs in various roles including as director of strategy & performance and executive director of community development; and was a senior management consultant for Quantum Consulting Australia where he provided advice to State and Commonwealth government departments.

At the 2022 Business News 40under40 Awards, Mr Curtis won the Not-For-Profit Business Award.