About
Chief Financial Officer at Breakout Ventures with 20+ years in finance and operations, working in a fractional C-level capacity to help teams structure capital strategies and manage growth.
Experience
- LineateAdvisorcurrent2023 β presentNew York, New York, United States
- LineateChief Financial Officer2022 β 2023
- The F SuiteFounding Membercurrent2022 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- JMC Strategic Advisory LLCFounder & Managing Partnercurrent2022 β present
- FinixInvestorcurrent2022 β present
- DiDiInvestorcurrent2021 β present
- Crosscut VenturesChief Financial Officer2022 β 2023
- VinAIChief Financial Officer2022 β 2023
- CaylentInvestor2021 β 2022Acquired
- Yamaha Motor Ventures & Laboratory Silicon Valley, Inc.Chief Financial Officer2019 β 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- loop+Board Observer2019 β 2020New South Wales, Australia
- ASSA ABLOY GroupVice President, Finance - Global Smart Residential Group2018 β 2019Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
- ASSA ABLOY GroupVice President, Finance - US Residential Group2018
- Pure GrowthChief Financial Officer2015 β 2018New York, New York, United States
- QuirkyVice President, Corporate Finance2014 β 2016New York, New York, United States
- Beats by Dr. DreSenior Director, Corporate Financial Planning and Analysis2012 β 2014Santa Monica, CA
- Zodiac Aerospace Services (now part of Safran group)Chief Financial Officer | Chief Information Officer2010 β 2012
- Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.Finance Manager, Global Operations2008 β 2010
- Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.Senior Financial Analyst, Global Operations2006 β 2008
- Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.Senior Financial Analyst, FP&A2005 β 2006
Education
- UCLABA / BS, Business Economics / Physiological Science
- UCLA Anderson School of ManagementRiordan Fellowship Program - Fellow
- University of Southern CaliforniaMS, Business Taxation
Skills & more
StartupsHuman Resources (HR)Financial OversightEnterprise Software7Venture Capital7Corporate Finance39Forecasting35Process Improvement29Accounting27Finance25Supply Chain18Financial Modeling21
+12 more
Strategic PlanningSarbanes-Oxley ActAnalysisFinancial AnalysisRestructuringUS GAAPCompetitive AnalysisIFRSMicrosoft ExcelOracleBudgetsTax AccountingLanguages Cantonese Β· English Β· Mandarin
- VC Univeristy β University of California, Berkeley - School of Law
- AICPA
From James's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended UCLA392
Ben HorowitzCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen HorowitzRon ConwayFounder of SV AngelKirsten GreenFounder and Managing Partner at Forerunner VenturesPaul FieldingFinance & Operations at General CatalystMelody MaExecutive Assistant and Lead Receptionist at Trinity VenturesGizem CakilInvestor at OpenView Venture Partners
+ 386 more
Also attended UCLA Anderson School of Management188
David Clark GuillermoInvestments at Impact America FundDana MoralyPartner; Chief Financial & Administrative Officer at March Capital PartnersJed LeidheiserPartner at March Capital PartnersShahin FarshchiPartner at Lux CapitalJennifer SavagePartner at Illuminate VenturesAlbert WangSenior Director at Qualcomm Ventures
+ 182 more
Also attended University of Southern California376
Shaun MaguirePartner at Sequoia CapitalDamir BecirovicInvestor at Index VenturesVojtech HornaInvestor at Index VenturesNatalie VaisInvestor at Spark CapitalErica BresciaManaging Director at Redpoint VenturesDylan PearcePartner at Greycroft
+ 370 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Finix5
Also worked at Beats by Dr. Dre3
Colleagues at Breakout Ventures
Coco Krumme
Venture Partner at Breakout Ventures
Dana Watt
Partner at Breakout Ventures
Ilan Zipkin
Venture Partner at Breakout Ventures
Julia (Thies) Moore
Managing Partner at Breakout Ventures
Lindy Morris Fishburne
Managing Partner at Breakout Ventures
Nima Ronaghi
Principal at Breakout Ventures
Rebecca Nugent
Venture Partner at Breakout Ventures
RenΓ©e Shenton
Chief of Staff at Breakout Ventures
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