James Cross boasts extensive experience in investment and research, currently serving as Co-Director of Private Investments and Managing Director at Franklin Templeton since July 1998. With a focus on aerospace and defense from 1999 to 2020 and leadership in the industrial sector, James has also played pivotal roles in the Franklin Tech Fund and Franklin Venture Partners since 2015. In addition, James serves as a Senior Research Fellow at the University of California Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation since April 2019 and founded the Silicon Valley Defense Group in January 2015. Earlier career experience includes a position as an Economic Planner at the Heart of Texas Council of Governments from 1996 to 1997. James holds a BBA in Economics from Baylor University, earned between 1991 and 1995.
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UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation (IGCC)
The University of California Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation (IGCC) addresses global challenges to peace and prosperity through academically rigorous, policy-relevant research, training, and outreach on international security, economic development, and the environment. IGCC brings scholars together across social science and lab science disciplines to work on topics such as regional security, nuclear proliferation, innovation and national security, development and political violence, emerging threats, and climate change. As the University of California’s system-wide institute on international security, IGCC convenes expert researchers across UC campuses and the Lawrence Livermore and Los Alamos National Laboratories, along with U.S. and international policy leaders, to develop solutions and provide insights on many of the most profound global security challenges.