James is currently a Principal and CIO with Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF), responsible for the firmwide digital strategy in KPF’s 9 global offices (New York, London, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore, San Francisco, Berlin, Seoul, Abu Dhabi). This digital oversight includes Digital Practice technologies - advanced parametric modeling and BIM, 3D printing and fabrication, immersive visualization technologies including VR/AR/MR - information and knowledge strategies, data visualization and data analytics integration, business applications, global I+O including cloud strategies, and the KPF intranet.  
 
A registered architect, James has served as the Chair and Vice Chair of the National AIA Technology in Architectural Practice Committee and is a member of the AIA CIO Roundtable. He is also the former Chair and Vice Chair of the AIA New York Chapter Information Technology Committee.