James Burnes
InvestorCo-Founder at Athletic Ventures · Trustee at Founder Catalyst (Ministry of Awesome)
Mesa, Arizona, United States
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About
Product development consultant with 20 years in product marketing and entrepreneurship; co-founder and former CEO of Startup Queenstown Lakes.
Experience
- JLLChief Engineercurrent2026 — presentChandler, Arizona, United States
- JLLChief of Operationscurrent2024 — presentMesa, Arizona, United States
- Energy1 TechnologiesManager of Operations2023 — 2024United States
- TranswesternSenior Chief Engineer2022 — 2023Tempe, Arizona, United States
- JLLChief Operations Engineer - Bank of America Account2012 — 2022United States
Colleagues at Athletic Ventures
Ash McGettigan, CA
Finance and Operations at Athletic Ventures
Cathleen Santoso
Head of Platform at Athletic Ventures
Justin Lipman
Partner at EVP
Kaoutar Sellami
Marketing Communications Manager at UM6P Ventures
Matt de Boer
Co-Founder at Athletic Ventures
Matt Dellavedova
Co-Founder at Athletic Ventures
Nick Crocker
Partner at Blackbird Ventures
Tim Wikman
Investment Team at Athletic Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is James Burnes?
- Product development consultant with 20 years in product marketing and entrepreneurship; co-founder and former CEO of Startup Queenstown Lakes.
- Where does James Burnes work?
- James Burnes is Co-Founder at Athletic Ventures.
Shared employers
Also worked at JLL115
Madeline PopeSenior Associate, Platform & Marketing at March Capital PartnersRilla SaukkonenFund Analyst at Lifeline VenturesJon StaenbergEl Jefe and founder of Hand of God WinesTraci TeldeschiExecutive Assistant at The Westly GroupTatijana JankoPartner at Fjor FoundersChristina CvetkoskiOffice Manager at Square Peg Capital
+ 109 more
Also worked at Transwestern31
Sydney HuangSenior Associate at Oxeon PartnersB. Parks BrownDirector – Dispositions at Asana PartnersSamantha LeachProperty Manager, Atlanta Metro at Rubenstein PartnersRobert DuncanExecutive Chairman at TranswesternSteve HardingConsultant at TranswesternAllison AllenChief Human Resources Officer at Transwestern
+ 25 more