About

James is a second-year MBA student at the MIT Sloan School of Management in the Entrepreneurship and Innovation track.

Prior to starting his graduate degree, James spent almost a decade working in software development, marketing, sales, and business development with and for some of the world’s most successful companies.

As a member of Amazon.com’s Business Development team, James helped grow the Amazon Web Services business unit by negotiating agreements with major customers including Microsoft, Eli Lilly, Verizon, Expedia, and Google.

Prior to Amazon, James served as Director in Business Development for Trilogy, one of the largest private software companies in the world. An advisor to executives on issues of sales, marketing, and strategy, James helped lead Fortune 500 companies such as Hewlett-Packard, Goodyear, Lands End, British Airways, Orbitz.com, Cardinal Health, and Ford drive growth through innovation.

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