Barry James

Data & AI strategy, governance, and execution.

Helping SMEs and the public sector build reliable data foundations, AI strategy, and decision-making systems. Based in Ireland.

I help organisations put data and AI on a solid footing: clear governance, coherent strategy, and reporting and decision-making systems that people actually use. The work sits at the intersection of strategy (what to do and why), governance (how to do it responsibly), and execution (making it stick).

I work primarily with SMEs and the public sector—organisations that have data and ambition but need the structure to turn both into better decisions. I focus on the foundations: who owns what, how decisions actually get made, and moving from scattered reporting to something people can rely on.

Strategy, governance, and execution—in one place.