Jeff James has led innovation and diversity initiatives in technology, marketing, economic development, and publishing industries and currently serves as vice president and publisher of business and leadership books and e-courses for HarperCollins. Having worked in numerous roles at Microsoft, James has been featured in Forbes and Publishers Weekly. James holds a master's degree from West Virginia University and is pursuing a PhD in organizational leadership at Eastern University. A co-founder of Create West Virginia, a nonprofit to advance innovation economy opportunities, James lives in the Nashville, Tennessee, area with his wife and four daughters.
