James Paris

As Chief Capital Officer James is responsible for driving Sunbit’s debt and equity capital funding strategies and relationships with market participants, and for the execution of related transactions. James also collaborates closely with leadership on the company’s business and financial planning. James brings deep domain expertise in finance, risk, operations and compliance, and as such he works closely with these teams as they drive Sunbit’s evolution on multiple fronts. James brings a storied history of financial leadership to Sunbit, joining the company after leading the successful fintech Avant, first as EVP, Strategy and Capital Markets, and later as President and CEO. Prior to that James was a Managing Director at BMO Capital Markets, UBS Investment Bank, Barclays Capital, and Deutsche Bank Securities. James holds a JD from Harvard Law School and a BS in finance from Indiana University Bloomington.