James Gardner (born 1970) was Chief Technology Officer at the UK's Department for Work and Pensions, Gardner Joins Banking Sector Brain Drain Finextra, Retrieved 10 January 2010 and was previously an employee at Lloyds Banking Group where he was Head of Innovation.LLoyds TSB appoints Head of Innovation Finextra, Retrieved 10 January 2010 In 2011 he joined innovation management company Spigit, where he is now Chief Technology Officer."Spigit Appoints former Lloyds innovation boss", Finextra, 18 January 2011.
Career During his time at Lloyds, Gardner wrote a candid blog about the banking industry, focusing on innovation and technology in the industry. He continued to write in a similar vein from within the public sector."The future is now", Banking Day, 25 June 2009."Conflicts of interest", Finextra, 14 December 2009. In March 2010, he was cited as the most social media connected financial services executive in the United Kingdom, some 9 months after he had left the banking industry.Bigmouthmedia unveils British financial sector's top social networking executives, US PR WIre, Retrieved 17 March 2010
In 2008 Gardner signed a deal with John Wiley and Sons to write a book on banking innovationInnovation and the Future Proof Bank , Payments News, Retrieved 4 January 2010 which included case studies from his former employer and other global banks. It includes detailed material on the bank's innovation prediction market, which attracted interest from the trade press.Place your bets , Director magazine, Retrieved 11 January 2010"Lloyds TSB creates innovation stockmarket", Finextra, 12 December 2008.
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External links Innovator Inside Gardner's blog