James leads the firm’s global network development and strategic partnership programmes. With a background spanning telecoms, technology infrastructure, and professional services consulting, he brings a unique cross-sector perspective to network-enabled growth strategies.

He has spent the last 15 years building high-value professional networks across Europe, North America, and Southeast Asia, with a particular focus on identifying non-obvious partnership opportunities that create compounding value over time.

Prior to EDGE, James held senior positions at two global consulting firms and co-founded a network infrastructure advisory boutique that was acquired in 2019.