James grew up in the Northern California Bay Area - he refuses to call it Silicon Valley - the son of engineers. His mother was among the first women to earn a Computer Science degree in the State of New York back in the '60s & his father co-founded a software company. Having spent his formative years in the '80s writing DOS software on an IBM PC jr., you could say he grew up a bit of geek. James got his first real job at a fledgling internet company called American Online in 1996 -- & ended up spending 13 years there. The first 10 of them were a lot of fun, & the last 3 he served as VP & GM of AOL's homepage (www.aol.com) in 7 countries.

From those experiences, James developed a love for taking the coolest & newest from what others call the 'Silicon Valley' & making them useful & relevant for real people & real businesses in the real world. Somewhere along the way, he graduated from the University of California, Davis & earned an Executive MBA at VA Tech. In 2010 James took a 4-year plunge into the world of Local TV as President of all things Digital, Social & Mobile at Barrington Broadcasting until deciding to co-found Supplemental Oxygen Digital in 2014.

Between Breaking Bad binges, James frequently shares photos of Fenway Park, or his precious Pit Bull rescue, Penny. When not on airplanes, James lives in Brooklyn, NY with his wife & young twins, loves distance running with Iron Maiden in his ear buds, the World Champion (he insisted we add that) Boston Red Sox & artisan bourbon - but not too much ...most of the time. If you are looking for him, he'll be the guy with white hair, untucked dress shirt & brightly colored tennis shoes.