Philip James

Philip James is the current Chief Executive Officer at Firstleaf. Prior to this, they were the Founder & CEO of Lot18 from January 2010 to September 2013. Philip was also the Founding CEO and Chairman of Snooth Media from November 2006 to December 2010. In addition, they were the Executive Vice President at The Wine Messenger from May 2005 to January 2007.

Philip James holds a Masters of Chemistry from University of Oxford and an MBA from Columbia Business School. Philip also has certification from Wine & Spirit Education Trust in Wine and Spirits Education Trust, Level 2 - Distinction and from Society of Wine Educators in Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW).

Erik Steigler - Chief Architect, Carolin Meier - Chief Wine Officer, and Eric Smith - Chief Technology Officer report to Philip James.