James Alexander served on the executive team of Prosper Marketplace, where he was responsible for attracting institutional capital to the peer-to-peer lending platform.  He was also head of business development at Colchis Capital Management, among the largest lenders on the LendingClub and Prosper platforms, managing an estimated $400 million.  He recently joined CircleUp, where he is responsible for the family of funds, enabling actively managed access to a broad range of consumer product companies.   

James has significant financial services industry experience in principal investing, sales, marketing and business development across various asset classes.  During his career he has worked at notable institutions including Goldman Sachs, Nomura and Royal Bank of Canada.  He was also the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Alternative Capital Associates, a Swiss merchant bank.