James Dickson

James worked as an investment manager in London between 1992 and 2013, managing European equities funds at LGT Management, Old Mutual and Meditor Capital Management. In 2014 he founded Piota, a company supplying mobile apps which help schools, the NHS, charities and other organisations to communicate and engage more effectively with their people.

James has been a trustee of the DFN Foundation since 2014 and joined the DFN Project Search board in 2024. He has previously been a trustee/ director at five schools and academy groups and is a mentor to founders of smaller companies.