James Ellender has over 25 years of experience in intelligence, investigations and risk management. He spent 13 years as a specialist detective in UK law enforcement, leading intelligence-led investigations into financial crime, fraud, insider threats and counterfeiting. Since co-founding Futurum Risk in 2014, James has led the firm’s global investigation and training strategy, delivering specialist programmes for government, corporate and security organisations across Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia Pacific. He is regularly engaged to support complex, cross-border matters requiring rapidly developed, legally defensible intelligence and forensic evidence, and has extensive experience working alongside legal counsel in civil and criminal proceedings. James has given evidence as a witness and expert witness in over 50 cases in various courts globally.
Recent advisory projects include Crisis Leadership and understanding the effects of stress on decision making, along with behavioural detection in the aviation, protective security and sporting events. More currently he was the strategic intelligence training advisor for the BIK Indonesian National Police, a role he has held since 2018, along with a member for the Strategic Advisor Board for the International Fraud Group