Welcome to our new trustee!

We are delighted to announce that Dr Annalisa Jenkins, OBE, MBBS, FRCP, has joined James’ Place as a trustee.

Dr Jenkins is an internationally recognised leader dedicated to harnessing the power of data to unlock insights and improve outcomes in healthcare around the globe. Throughout a 30-year career spanning clinical medicine, biotechnology, and leadership across industry and the public sector, she has focused on connecting people and organisations with the capacity to translate leading science into groundbreaking products that support healthy aging and human flourishing.

Dr Jenkins graduated in Medicine from the University of London and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians London.  She has cultivated roles across Genomics England, The King’s Fund, the British Heart Foundation, Cancer Research Horizons, Tessa Jowell Foundation and chairs YouBelong, a leading mental health charity. Operating at the intersection of technology, innovation, and healthcare delivery, Dr Jenkins builds and connects global ecosystems—across private, public, non-profit, and government sectors—aligned toward advancing better futures in mental health, women’s health, cancer, cardio-metabolic disease, and global health. Dr Jenkins is Honorary Professor at St. Mary’s University, London and was awarded an OBE for services to life sciences in 2025.