James is a multidisciplinary designer and team leader building revolutionary products, memorable brands, close-knit teams, and industry-defining companies from 0 to 1 and beyond. He operates best in high-ambiguity, strategic, asymmetric environments where speed and precision matter more than mass or incumbency.

Currently, he leads design for infrastructure products, one of five product divisions, at Coinbase, helping build agentic commerce, instant global payments, and a more free and fair internet. Previously, James built and led design teams at the intersection of emerging tech like crypto and artificial intelligence.

Born in NYC, based in CA, and building on the internet.