James Curtis is an experienced senior executive, board member and advisor across commercial, government, and not-for-profit sectors with a focus on strategy, innovation, and external affairs. James is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Element, and a member of the University of Western Australia’s Sports Advisory Board, SportsGrid Advisory Board and Football Futures Foundation. James was previously the Chief Executive Officer at Football West and Executive Director – Community Development within the WA State Government. James holds a Graduate Diploma in Commercial Resource Law from the University of Western Australia and Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Social Sciences from Curtin University. James is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management and a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AIDC). He is a member of the Richmond Wellbeing Finance Committee.