James Quigley

James Quigley has served on the board since June 2016. Mr. Quigley is the co-founder and COO of GoCanvas, a Fairfax County-based mobile technology company and creator of cloud-based software. He also is co-founder and partner of Refraction, a creative co-working community in Reston.

Mr. Quigley has a history of building wireless companies, having served as vice president and managing director at inCode Wireless (acquired by VeriSign) and performing significant roles at Aether Systems, Orbcomm and Peak Technologies. In 2007, his team designed and delivered a mobile solution used to track deadly global pandemics, an application ultimately honored with the Motorola Wireless Solution of the Year Award.

Mr. Quigley also received the Information Week Business Innovation “IT Hero” award (2016), has been named a “Top 50” CEO by the Center for Innovative Technology and has been recognized as one of the top 20 global executives in his field by CLO Magazine. He serves on the board of the Washington West Film Festival and LetsGiveBack.org. He is a former U.S. Naval Reserve officer and holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering from the United States Merchant Marine Academy.