James Delaney

James joined AIMA in May 2019 as Director of Asset Management Regulation. He leads the delivery of AIMA’s operational and policy work in the areas of technology and operations and he co-leads their work on digital assets which is overseen by the AIMA Digital Assets Working Group (DAWG). Prior to joining AIMA, he worked at a leading Brussels-based consultancy, offering strategic communications support to predominantly financial services clients before returning to the UK at the end of 2013, to join the Government Relations team at U.S. insurer MetLife. During his time at MetLife, he led on public policy and advocacy programmes across the EMEA region. He retains deep knowledge of EU and UK political and regulatory systems as well as a detailed understanding of financial regulation. He previously worked at the Industry & Parliament Trust, an organisation that works to promote the mutual understanding of Parliament and business and he holds a degree in Law (LLB Hons) from the University of Law.