James sees entrepreneurship as a vehicle for addressing the world's most important problems and aspires to be a diligent investor and a passionate operator.

James was a Venture Partner for Contrary Capital and served as a Thematic Researcher for the Stripes Group. James is passionate about businesses ranging from Healthcare IT to Artificial Intelligence

James is currently a sophomore at Vanderbilt University studying Cognitive Science and Computer Science. He has a passion for creating novel solutions to complex problems and has worked on anything from generating software to simulate nanoparticle crystallization to studying neurotransmission.