James  is a  serial  technology entrepreneur turned   investor.  He is the  co-founder of Exponential, a  global   digital   financial  firm,  providing access to  a  fully-integrated social impact venture capital fund, investment bank, and stock exchange.

James actively operates within the emerging open, digital economy. His company was the sole seed investor in the world's first federally approved digital security and in North America's first cryptocurrency fund listed on a major stock exchange. He works with heads of state, ministries of finance, monetary authorities and major financial service providers around the world to further financial inclusion and grow global digital asset issuing and trading.

James understands complex issues around blockchain, capital markets, and emerging technology and is able to communicate these ideas and their broader implications simply and concisely.