James Budge

James brings more than 30 years of financial leadership in fast-growth SaaS software companies, with an extensive track record of raising multi-millions in the capital, guiding companies through meteoric growth, and ensuring high returns for shareholders. He is currently CFO of Automation Anywhere, the world’s leading RPA platform.

Prior to joining Automation Anywhere, James was CFO of Pluralsight, where he led the company through 4x topline growth, an IPO along multiple secondary offerings. Prior to Pluralsight, he was also CFO at Anaplan, COO/CFO at Genesys, and COO/CFO at Rovi Corporation, collectively raising over $5 billion in funding, and driving more than $3 billion in annual revenues.

James began his career at PriceWaterhouse Coopers, building a solid foundation to lead finance at Arbor/Hyperion Software. He subsequently joined CrossWorlds Software, a pioneer in integration platform technology, where he ascended to CFO taking the company public in 2000, and later spearheading an acquisition by IBM. He was previously a board member at Xura and a Senior Advisor at Highcrest Management Group.

James holds a Bachelor of Accounting from Brigham Young University.