James Crawford

James has spent more than six years in the financial services industry, with Wachovia Securities, UBS Investment Bank, TRIAD Capital Management and Townhill Capital Partners. Most recently, James worked for Return Path, a venture capital-backed SaaS company based in New York City. While at Return Path, James worked in various roles within Corporate Development and Business Development. Leaving behind the Brooklyn-to-Manhattan commute, 4490 Ventures is a homecoming of sorts for James, who was born and raised in the Midwest. He’s excited to team up with entrepreneurs in this region, to share learning back and forth, and to not be afraid to try and fail—because iterating and adapting are all part of a successful process. “Help interesting and good people do interesting and good things” is a career mantra that serves James well in support of the entrepreneurs he works with at 4490 Ventures. James has a Master of Business Administration from Columbia Business School and a Bachelor of Arts from Princeton University.