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James Higa

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Member Board of Directors at United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee
📍 San Jose, California, United States

James Higa is the Founder and Managing Partner of Offline Ventures and a veteran of Silicon Valley. He previously spent over two decades at Apple, where he was a member of the original Macintosh team and reported directly to Steve Jobs. He earned his Bachelor of Arts from Stanford University.

Outside of venture capital, James is the Executive Director of the Philanthropic Ventures Foundation and serves on the Board of Directors for the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. He has deep connections to Japan and Okinawa, where he grew up, and has participated in on-the-ground disaster relief efforts.

He was instrumental in negotiating with record labels for the launch of iTunes, a move that forever changed the music industry.

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Experience
13 Years
Current Role
Member Board of Directors
Job Level
Leadership
Location
San Jose, California, United States
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Venture Investing
Founder of Offline Ventures and an early-stage investor in notable companies like Slack and Notion. He advises numerous startups and Fortune 500 companies.
Philanthropic Innovation
As Executive Director of the Philanthropic Ventures Foundation, he champions new approaches to grantmaking and community support, inspired by the need to address the Bay Area's inequality gap.
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Career

Work history

6-2021
Member Board of Directors
United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee
7-2020
Founder. Managing Partner.
Offline Ventures
8-2012
Executive Director
Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
3-2018 - 6-2021
Advisor
Siemens
11-2012 - 12-2020
Mentor in Residence
Index Ventures
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Education
1976 - 1981
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Stanford University
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