James helps cleantech ventures apply AI and automation to scale operations, increase speed to market, and prepare for enterprise partnerships. With over 20 years of experience in sectors like aerospace, defense, and advanced manufacturing, he specializes in turning operational complexity into systems that scale. These industries share many of the same regulatory and integration challenges faced by cleantech innovators today.

As President of Insightful Innovation and co-founder of Circles of AI and the AI Adoption Forum, James equips founders and innovation leads with the tools and frameworks to launch AI pilots, justify investment, and navigate compliance and internal resistance. His approach blends startup agility with enterprise-grade structure, helping ventures move from early experimentation to market-ready execution.

James is an Executive-in-Residence with Foresight Canada and advises early-stage companies through New Ventures BC, Spring Activator, and Mosaic Accelerator. Based in Vancouver, he helps climate innovators turn AI curiosity into operational traction and scalable growth.