JC

James Cross

AI for Leadership, Ex-Workday

San Francisco, California

Scout
Investor

Invests in

Stages:

Seed
Pre-seed

  • Min Investment:

    $500,000.00

  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00

  • Target Investment:

    $1,800,000.00

Skills

Educational Technology
E-Learning
E-learning
Music Technology
Product Development
Staff Development
Teaching
Video
Curriculum Design
Curriculum Development
Consultancy
Change Management
Teacher Training
Classroom Instruction
Web 2.0
Business Development
Writing
Classroom
Consultants
Blended Learning

Education

Work Experience

Speaksage

2024

  • Co-Founder

    2024

    We're building the AI for manager effectiveness at large organizations.

Menlo Ventures

2023 - 2024

  • Fellow

    2023 - 2024

Workday

2015 - 2023

  • Vice President, Workforce Products

    2020 - 2023

    Leading a 55-person organization, building products for the extended workforce.

  • Vice President, Product Strategy

    2017 - 2020

    Zero-to-one market entry for new products and categories.

  • Director, Learning Products (via acquisition)

    2015 - 2017

    Acquired by Workday. Product lead as we announced, built, launched, and grew Workday's LMS. Owned roadmap, positioning, analyst briefings, and all launch GTM.

MediaCore Technologies

2012 - 2015

  • Founding Team (Acquired by Workday 2015)

    2012 - 2015

    We brought video learning to the world's biggest companies and universities. Acquired by Workday after our Series A in 2015.