James began his career in finance at EY, in accounting, tax and law. As a Chartered Accountant, he was recognised in the 35 Chartered Accountants under 35, as well as Forbes 30 Under 30, whilst having a technical background as a Developer in Residence at Playfair Capital - an early stage venture capital firm in London.
He is Founder, CEO and owner of The Reserve investment bank and Managing Partner at & Investor in numerous Impact Ventures (Dusk, Radix, Verv).
James sits on the advisory boards of distributed ledgers Dusk and Radix and is a well-known thought leader and market commentator.