Dr. James Mountford is a physician, healthcare leadership advisor, executive coach, and Editor-in-Chief of BMJ Leader. He has held senior leadership roles across the NHS, including Director of National Improvement Strategy at NHS England and Director of Quality at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. Previously, he spent a decade with McKinsey & Company and served as Health Strategy Officer for Galileo Global Education. His work focuses on healthcare transformation, quality improvement, organizational leadership, and developing effective healthcare leaders. He trained in medicine at Oxford University and holds a Master of Public Health from Harvard University.