James Williams is Director of Public for Medway Council. He has worked in the field of public health for
over 22 years. He is currently the Joint Senior Responsible Officer for the Kent and Medway Sustainability and Transformation Partnership programme’s prevention workstream.
James has been involved in shaping and developing health policy with a view to deliver sustainable
improvement for population health throughout his career.
James has held senior public health positions in a number of authorities, including Essex, Kirklees and
Southend-on-Sea.