Barbara James

Barbara currently serves a dual role at Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu. She is a managing director in the company’s Global Technology Services group where she leads a team of professionals to successfully deliver a portfolio of projects. She also serves as a DE&I leader, driving diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, programs, and activities.

Over her more than two decades at Deloitte, Barbara has led several different teams and programs. Most recently, she was the procurement liaison in the Office of the CIO for Strategic Finance and Analytics team where she led governance framework, continuous improvement and technology spend oversight. She’s also held executive roles in financial application technology at Accenture, JP Morgan, and Goldman Sachs.

She earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Bridgeport and has completed post-graduate work at Boston University, Columbia University and New York University.