James B. Childs is an executive leadership coach and organizational strategist with over 25 years of cross-sector leadership experience. He partners with C-suite, VP, and Director-level leaders navigating growth, reinvention, and complexity, helping them strengthen trust, sharpen strategic clarity, and align culture with business performance.

Known for a “low blame, high responsibility” approach, James creates space for honest reflection while holding leaders accountable for results. His work centers on helping individuals and teams increase clarity of purpose, build internal and organizational capacity, and operate with greater alignment between values, behavior, and strategy.

At Meta (Facebook), James served in senior Learning and Development roles, designing and scaling global leadership and inclusion initiatives for 30,000+ employees. He co-created an award-winning virtual reality learning experience adopted by more than 2,000 leaders, producing measurable increases in empathy and cross-functional collaboration. As a consultant, he has advised executive teams at organizations including the Federal Reserve Bank, Pfizer, Novartis, Becton Dickinson (BD), ERMCO, and the U.S. Mint.

Earlier in his career, he spent a decade in enterprise technology at AT&T and IBM, grounding his leadership work in systems thinking and operational rigor. He later led the strategic transformation of an 80-year-old organization, guiding leadership diversification, operational alignment, and sustainable growth. He also served as Director of the Commission on Human Rights for the City of Kingston, NY, revitalizing civic engagement and establishing citywide bias-response protocols.

Across industries, James is valued for helping leaders name what matters, navigate tension with maturity, and build cultures where performance and belonging reinforce one another.