James joined Bridges Ventures in 2014 to lead the company’s communications strategy, including marketing and media relations.
After starting his career at a high-growth start-up, he subsequently spent eight years as a financial journalist, most recently as senior editor of Private Equity International and Private Funds Management (part of the PEI Media group), where he was named Alternatives Journalist of the Year at the 2014 State Street Institutional Press Awards. Before joining PEI, he also worked at Management Today, a UK business magazine, and Financial News, now part of the Dow Jones Group.
James has a MA in Classics from Oxford University.
