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James Drayson

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CEO & Co-Founder at Locai Labs
📍 London, England, United Kingdom

James Drayson is the CEO and Co-Founder of Locai Labs, the UKs independent foundational AI company. A graduate of UCLA and Imperial Business School, he is focused on building Community AI to challenge major industry players and establish the UK as a leader in sustainable and sovereign AI.

Outside of his entrepreneurial ventures, James was the Vice President and Captain of the UCLA Fencing Club, demonstrating leadership and dedication in competitive sports during his university years. He is committed to building AI for good, driven by personal experiences with technological fraud.

He and his brother, George Drayson, were invited to 10 Downing Street to explain their strategy for competing with major AI companies like OpenAI.

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Experience
3 Years
Current Role
CEO & Co-Founder
Job Level
Leadership
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
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UK's AI Ecosystem
He is passionate about making the UK a global AI leader, focusing on sovereign capabilities and competing by 'outthinking' rather than 'outspending' global rivals.
Foundational LLMs
His company, Locai Labs, is dedicated to building the UK's first independent foundational Large Language Model to empower humanity.
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Career

Work history

7-2022
CEO & Co-Founder
Locai Labs
7-2022
CEO & Co-founder
Locai Labs
Vice President & Captain of UCLA Fencing Club
University of California, Los Angeles
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Education
2021 - 9-2022
MSc
Imperial Business School
2017 - 2021
Bachelor of Science - BS
UCLA
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