James Petersen

James Petersen serves as President and Chief Operating Officer at Escalon Services, Inc. and Escalon Business Services, India, where the focus is on enhancing client operational efficiency. As Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Brightwork Growth Partners, James leverages extensive experience to support small and mid-sized companies in the Midwest. Additional roles include Co-Founder of Team 25, managing logistics for an Olympic sailing campaign, and Founding Principal Investor at NextGen Angels. With prior positions at AEP Energy Supply, where James led strategy and technology, and various roles at Motorola, including Sr. Director of Sales, James has a robust background in business operations, strategy, and investments. Educational qualifications include an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management and a BS in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.