James Deacon

Experience

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  Third Bridge Group Limited

  Jun 2014 - May 2016

  Research Associate - European Equities

  Primary research for global public equity clients - hedge funds, credit funds and event-driven funds. Focusing on listed equities performance, market-related events, merger activity, and due diligence of operational, strategic, financial and technological trends.Non-advisory partner: one-to-one consultations/meetings, conference calls, surveys and industry reports.

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  GCA Altium

  Jun 2016 - Apr 2018

  Research and Deal Origination

  Responsible for leading London Deal Origination function; the focus of which is to research, identify and access businesses and generate off-market mandates. Focused on mid-cap Consumer & Retail and Technology sectors, with wider responsibility for London-centric growth businesses. Daily responsibilities also include corporate finance related research and briefing preparation, including marketing materials preparation (pitch documents, sector analyses, benchmarking exercises etc). Also responsible for preparing of and meeting with clients and prospective clients. GCA is a global investment bank serving a broad client base through a range of advisory services including mergers and acquisitions, debt, capital markets, private funds, restructuring, post-merger integration, asset management and due diligence. GCA aims to be the trusted global advisor for unbiased, incisive corporate finance advice. Show less

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  Tessian

  May 2018 - Mar 2020

  Business Development

  Tessian (formerly CheckRecipient) is a next-generation email security platform that helps enterprises counteract human error and significantly reduce the risk of data loss. Tessian uses machine intelligence to analyse email networks and automatically prevent highly sensitive emails being sent to the wrong people with minimal end user disruption. Some of the world’s leading organisations across the legal, financial, professional services and technology sectors rely on Tessian as a critical component of their cybersecurity framework.Have been speaker/panelist at:- FS RegTech Live: Panelist discussing 'Artificial Intelligence vs Human Risk' - Jersey Finance Fintech Day: Speaker on 'Building a cybersecurity platform for people, not machines' Show less

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  Department for Culture, Media and Sport

  Mar 2020 - Feb 2023

  I have overall responsibility for leading the IoT Product Security teams work on standards, international engagement, and enterprise IoT policyThis includes setting the strategic direction for engagement in this space, and representing the team in meetings with foreign governments and stakeholders. This includes preparing and leading briefings, presentations, and all related activity. I am the working group lead for the Agile Nations working group on consumer IoT, represent DCMS in the World Economic Forum's Trustworthy IoT Coalition, and represent the UK in other relevant international working groups. Show less

  • Head of IoT International Standards, International Engagement and Non-Consumer IoT Policy

    May 2021 - Feb 2023

  • Senior Policy Adviser - Cybersecurity for Consumer IoT

    Mar 2020 - May 2021
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  Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

  Feb 2023 - now

  Working as a Policy Lead within the Cyber Security of AI team, responsible for our work on international standards and supporting our policy development.

  • Head of Secure AI and Standards Policy Team

    Apr 2024 - now

  • Head of AI Cyber International Standards and Policy

    Jul 2023 - Apr 2024

  • Head of IoT International Standards, International Engagement and Non-Consumer IoT Policy

    Feb 2023 - Jul 2023