James Hanusa

James is a natural connector and relationship builder with a “legendary” global network developed over his professional career that has included roles in strategy consulting, operations, business development and partner ecosystem creation for big tech (SAP, Intel, PeopleSoft) and startups in the social impact sector. He is a frequent public speaker and followed across social channels for insights into emerging technology and culture. James is an advisor to several think tanks and institutes on developments in exponential technologies including: Smart Cities, Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Blockchain.

He has worked with executive teams and government agencies to forge new go-to-market plans, develop programs and execute special projects to enter new markets, develop products and establish new customer communities. As a seasoned advocate and “translator”, James is adept at communicating complex technical and business topics into terms that can gain rapid traction with internal functional teams and multi-stakeholder external audiences.

James is active cyclist and travel enthusiast regularly visiting friends and family in Europe and Latin America identifying as a global citizen stemming from his experience as an exchange student and International MBA studies at Thunderbird School of Global Management.