Our Team

James Burton

Head of Strategy

James is the Head of Strategy at LeapFrog Investments and runs both the Office of the CEO Andy Kuper and Office of the Chairman Dom Barton.

James brings to the role a breadth of experience in the financing and growth of organisations that leverage innovative technologies for social impact. He has consulted widely in the space, including helping BCG Digital Ventures to launch their first social impact start-up and senior members of the Swedish Nobel Family to develop initiatives to support and reward sustainable technologies.

Previously, James served on the personal staff of XPRIZE and Singularity University founder Peter Diamandis and as an analyst direct to the Chairman of Pacific Equity Partners, a leading Australian Private Equity firm. He also advised the World Bank on how best to allocate capital to maximise the impact of entrepreneurial support programs and has contributed to academic and professional literature on the subject.

James holds a Master of Science and an MBA from the University of Oxford, where he was a Pershing Square Scholar.