James Freed
Deputy Director, NHS Digital Academy for Health and Care
James Freed leads the NHS Digital Academy, an organisation dedicated to supporting teams in health and care to deliver greater value. He was the last Chief Digital and Information Officer for Health Education England, with a career background that includes Cancer Research, Change Management, and Standards development.
In 2017, James was voted by peers as one of the top 100 influencers globally in Health IT as part of the #HIT100 Twitter campaign. He is a Fellow of the British Computer Society, a Federation for Informatics Professionals (FedIP) accredited Leading Practitioner, and a Chartered Health CIO accredited through CHIME. In 2025, James was awarded BAME Ally of the Year across health and care.