Owen James
Owen James is a Senior Associate Director, Sales, Training & Development at Janus Henderson Investors. He is part of the sales training team supporting the EMEA/LatAm Client Group. Owen joined the firm in 2021 as a senior talent development partner responsible for the global employee Leadership Academy training programme and for leading the Talent Development team’s contribution to career development across the firm. Before Janus Henderson, Owen worked in corporate learning development for over eight years, including Wesleyan assurance, six years with St James’s Place Wealth management, and before that for John Lewis in their head office. Earlier in his career, Owen served for nine years as an officer in the British Army’s Educational and Training Services branch, where he delivered and later designed leadership development for soldiers and officers in complex operating environments.
Owen earned a Bachelor of Science degree (Hons) in computer science from Staffordshire University and received a Master of Science degree in social science, coaching, and change management, from the University of Southampton.