Jim is a proud father, grandfather, husband, brother and uncle. Having spent his executive career primarily in technology and education, his business interests continue as the chairman of an ed-tech company in Liverpool. Enduring passions are family, hiking the hills of Derbyshire’s Peak District and beyond, fine food and wine, and he is a Derby County Football Club season ticket holder. He self-published a novel, Paradigm Shift, in 2013 and a novella, Perception, in 2018; also two anthologies of short stories: Life’s Journeys in 2017 and We Will Remember You in 2018.