James Whitcomb

James has a decade of experience in corporate finance, M&A, and restructuring. As Chief Development and New Ventures Officer, James supports Beau Wrigley directly in all elements of business strategy and growth, and is responsible for driving key partnerships, sophisticated regulatory M&A, legal, real estate, new territory expansion, and overall capital allocation as we expand our brands globally. James is also a member of Parallel’s Board of Directors.

James joined Parallel as its first Chief Financial Officer in 2016, a role he held until 2019, and helped stand up Parallel’s first regulated businesses. He has played a pivotal role in establishing Parallel and raising $350 million in funding to date, and was a lead architect in multiple mergers and acquisitions and partnership deals that have fueled the company’s growth. Prior to Parallel, James worked in Mergers & Acquisitions and Restructuring groups at Perella Weinberg Partners, an investment bank in New York, where he executed over $22 billion in transactions across multiple industries. He began his career with Dory Ventures, a brand-focused family investment office, where he was a turnaround consultant for portfolio companies and spent extensive time in China on manufacturing assignments. James received his BA from the University of Virginia and his MBA from Columbia Business School.