Dr. James is an Associate Professor & Doctor of Education Program Director in the School of Education & Human Services at Neumann University.  Previously, Dr. James was an Associate Professor in the College of Business at Wilmington University where he taught in the Doctor of Business Administration (DBA), Master of Science in Management (MSM), and Master of Business Administration (MBA) programs. Dr. James instructed and developed courses across those programs. These advanced level courses included Advanced Organizational Behavior, Global Management Models, Personal Mastery and Communities of Practice, Equity and Inclusion in Higher Education, Organizational Behavior and Ethical Leadership, Research Methods, and Academic Research Writing.

In 2020, Dr. James became the first NCAA Athletics Diversity & Inclusion Designee (ADID) at Wilmington University. This is a newly created role that was mandated by the NCAA in 2019.

At Wilmington University, he served as an Ed.D. Field Experience and Consulting Project Advisor, D.B.A. and Ed.D. Dissertation Advisor, and Master’s Theses Project Advisor. Dr. James previously served as a Vice President, Learning & Performance Senior Consultant in Human Resources at BNY Mellon. He has served as a Project Manager and Financial Services Group Leader for various organizations in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania region. Previously, he held various roles in Customer Satisfaction, Technology, and Financial Operations at MBNA.

Dr. James is a member of the Academy of Management and the International Personnel Assessment Council. He is a Leadership Delaware Institute Fellow (Cohort 11 / Class of 2019) and is a former Young Professional Member of the Pete du Pont Freedom Foundation. Dr. James has been involved with supporting and advocating for various nonprofit organizations in Delaware, and in 2020, he joined the Associate Leadership Council for the Carson Scholars Fund. Dr. James enjoys traveling and learning about other cultures, watching baseball, and watching and playing tennis.  He remains committed to the tenets of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion – particularly racial equity in education and in the larger societal context.