James Blessing

James Blessing has extensive work experience in the IT and telecommunications industry. Their most recent position was as the Head of IT Development at Freedom Fibre since August 2021. Prior to that, they worked at Jisc as the Deputy Director of Network Architecture from April 2017 to August 2021.

From 2014 to 2017, James served as the Chair of the Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) UK, where they represented the organization at conferences and testified before parliamentary committees. James also held the role of Council Member at ISPA from 2004 to 2017, formulating strategy and protecting members' interests.

James has held leadership roles in various organizations, including CTO at Relish Networks PLC (formerly Keycom) from January 2013 to October 2016, and Strategic Relations Manager, EMEA at Limelight Networks from July 2010 to January 2013. James was also a Director at Garou Ltd from July 2008 to July 2010.

In addition, James has been involved in industry boards and consortia, such as the UK ENUM Consortium, where they served as a Board Member and Finance Director from March 2008 to July 2010.

Earlier in their career, James worked at Entanet International as the Chief Operations Officer from April 2005 to August 2008, and at Zen Internet as the Technical Development Manager from November 2002 to January 2005, and as the Technical Support Manager from November 2000 to November 2002.

James Blessing attended the University of Kent from 1990 to 1993, where they earned a BSc degree in Physics with Astrophysics. Before that, they attended Aquinas College from 1988 to 1990. However, there is no information available regarding the degree or field of study at Aquinas College. Additionally, James Blessing has a certification from Google called "The Digital Garage," but the specific details, including the month and year of obtaining the certification, are not provided.