James Ryan - Erevena

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Technology, Engineering, Data Science, Product

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James is a Partner at Erevena, who leads our European Lead CTO Practice and Global Data Science Practice.

He works with and supports a range of leading Venture funds, such as Atomico, Accel, Index, Google Ventures and Balderton; growth Private Equity funds including Livingbridge, Inflexion, Vitruvian, Apax, Dunedin, ECI and Bowmark; and Public businesses driving innovation and transformation. Due to his functional specialism, James enjoys working across a range of sectors, recently partnering with clients in SaaS, DeepTech, Consumer, Fintech, Healthcare and EdTech (to name just a few).

James’ functional specialism crosses technical leadership, focusing on Technical NEDs, CTO and VP of Engineering placements, Data Science Leadership and the technical side of Product, and he has partnered with companies such as Currencycloud, ComplyAdvantage, Synk, Gympass, Whereby, Genomics Plc, Hadean, LoveHolidays, eBay, Adevinta, Soundcloud and Kobalt Music.

Prior to Erevena, James was a General Manager and completed a PhD in Classics at King’s College London, which embedded a qualitative and quantitative approach to research, and an expertise in creative thinking.

We believe in helping businesses realise their potential and make the changes they need to through a consultative and data-led approach, putting your options in context and giving you the confidence to make critical decisions. My team and I have chosen to specialise in technology leadership, and dedicate ourselves wholly to it, so that we can advise you accurately when you need it most and so that you can trust in our support. Whether you are a early stage business breaking new ground in your sector or a more mature business looking to modernise and differentiate to your customers through technology, we are passionate about helping you realise that ambition.

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