James Burns
Chief Technology Officer at Martie
Los Angeles, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJames Burns is a technology leader and founder with 14+ years building product-led engineering organizations, currently serving as CTO at Martie and co-founder of Upside Collaboration Co. Trained as an economist and mathematician, he blends rigorous analytical thinking with hands-on engineering—scaling teams at BuzzFeed, launching pioneering social storytelling tools at GoPop, and taking Recount Media from Seed to Series B. He specializes in pragmatic, mission-driven systems: chat-based publishing, just-in-time video streaming, and marketplace infrastructure that drive consumer engagement and revenue. James also applies tech to civic impact, creating an AI-powered governance platform for community wealth building and pairing product strategy with design and data across distributed teams. Outside work he combines a love of visual art and adventure with family life in Los Angeles, reflecting a creative, people-first leadership style.
14 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D. Economics, Ph.D. Economics at Harvard UniversityBS Mathematics, BS Mathematics at Stanford University
German
Github Skills (1)
javascript1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
studiodao/studio-dao
Oct 2022 - Dec 2023
Contributions:7 PRs, 83 pushes, 6 branches in 1 year 1 month
jamesburns/studiodao-ui
Sep 2022 - Dec 2023
Contributions:12 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year 3 months
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