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James Stokely

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James Stokely

Managing Director

James is a Managing Director at Consello, leading the UK Risk Team.

James is a Managing Director at Consello, leading the UK Risk Team.

Background

James Stokley served in the Metropolitan Police for 25 years. The majority of his career was spent in Counter Terrorism, at New Scotland Yard, where he led investigative teams both in the UK and overseas operating in the most hostile of environments. James subsequently became Commander for Serious and Organised Crime. He was commended seven times during his service, including twice by the Commissioner and once by the Recorder of London.
In 2018 James joined the National Crime Agency (NCA) as Deputy Director and led the National Cyber Crime Unit with responsibility for cyber investigations both in the UK and overseas. James led the response to major cyber-attacks, briefing COBRA on incidents that threatened UK critical national infrastructures.

In 2021 James established Morpheus Risk, a risk and security consultancy, where he was the CEO until Morpheus was acquired by Consello in December 2025.

He holds a BA(Hons) Degree in Economics.