James Thomason

James Thomason is an accomplished technology executive with over 25 years of startup experience, currently serving as a Partner at Next Wave Partners, where investment processes and R&D efforts are managed. As Chief Analyst at Thomason Insights, expertise is applied in tech equity research, focusing on macro technological trends. Previous roles include Chief Technology Officer at multiple companies, including EDJX, Semantiq Technologies, HyperGrid, Dell Technologies, Gale Technologies, and Virtiv, where innovations in AI, cloud services, and infrastructure were developed. Early career contributions were made as Senior System Engineer at 3Leaf Systems and Sr. Software Engineer at Netscaler. Education continues at The University of Chicago Graham School.