Our Leadership Team

James is the Founder of Albany Beck. He established the firm as a genuine alternative to traditional consultancy – one grounded in the belief that the best outcomes come from helping clients and their people succeed, not creating dependency or taking IP out the door.

James focuses on shaping the firm’s vision, building trusted client relationships and curating diverse teams with different skillsets, perspectives, and ways of thinking. He believes clients get better results when problems are tackled by people who challenge convention and bring fresh thinking to the table – rather than a one-size-fits-all consulting model.

Outside of work, James loves to travel and is a loyal supporter of Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. He is married with three children and is currently engaged in a long-running battle to keep them loyal to Wolves – despite the challenges of raising them in Surrey.

Phil is Albany Beck’s Chief Revenue Officer and longest-serving Managing Partner, with over 20 years’ experience in professional services. His role is centred on ensuring Albany Beck remains relentlessly client-first, helping clients achieve better outcomes through thoughtful growth, strong partnerships and innovative solutions to complex challenges.

Working closely with clients across the UK, Ireland, Europe and the US, Phil shapes how Albany Beck supports industry growth, ensuring client value, long-term impact and sustainable outcomes sit at the heart of everything the firm does. He has played a key role in building Albany Beck’s service divisions around real client challenges, with a clear focus on challenging traditional consulting models and building client capability rather than dependency.

Phil is passionate about people development and a strong advocate for mental health and social mobility. In his spare time, he enjoys coaching his son’s football teams and jiu jitsu.  Lucky for us, he is better at shaping client solutions than he is at hobbies.  He is constantly injured and has an empty trophy cabinet after 8 years of football management!

Michael leads Albany Beck’s Consulting practice, with responsibility for engagement governance, delivery quality and client outcomes across the firm. With over 20 years’ experience in financial services consulting, he has partnered with clients across strategy, business and operations to deliver complex change.

He ensures engagements are mobilised and governed effectively, providing clear oversight across delivery, risk management and stakeholder alignment – enabling teams to deliver at pace while remaining focused on client priorities.

Outside of work, Michael spends much of his time walking his beloved Labrador and is a keen sports fan, particularly rugby – albeit more as a spectator these days.

Harry leads our Client Strategy at Albany Beck with responsibility for the firm’s growth across the UK, Ireland and Europe. His role is focused on building long term partnerships, ensuring our solutions drive meaningful outcomes and real value for our clients.

With more than 15 years’ experience in professional services, Harry has a passion for building high-performing teams that help clients across financial services navigate complex change and transformation. He builds genuine, long-lasting relationships and is committed to ensuring our clients have an excellent experience working with us.

Away from work, Harry is a fitness and wellbeing enthusiast and proud dad to two football mad boys. He’s also a keen golfer, though he’s the first to admit that his swing is still ‘a work in progress’.

Ben is Albany Beck’s Chief Financial Officer, with responsibility for the firm’s financial strategy and the effective running of its internal support functions. He plays a key role in ensuring Albany Beck operates with strong financial discipline, clear governance and the operational foundations needed to support sustainable growth.

Ben works closely with client-facing teams to ensure Albany Beck’s commercial models, controls and internal operations enable client-first solutions – balancing flexibility with rigour so teams can respond to client needs while supporting solutions that are sustainable and built for the long term.

Outside of work, Ben ‘enjoys’ endurance sports and has completed a number of marathons and HYROX events. He brings the same focus and resilience to his training as he does to the numbers!