James Raybould

I'm passionate about transforming myself, my colleagues & company, and the world. Since March 8 2010, I've loved working at LinkedIn because I'm truly inspired by our vision: to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce. And I'm committed to partner with my colleagues, our customers, and 725M+ global LinkedIn members to make this vision a reality. In the past, I grew up in London and then fell in love with Silicon Valley & the Bay Area starting at Stanford in 1995. I spent time in sports business (2000-04) and mgmt consulting (2004-10) before joining LinkedIn in roles across sales & go-to-market strategy, analytics & insights, marketing, and now product management. I know just enough to be dangerous across a variety of functions and roles, a generalist who really likes business more broadly vs. a specialist in any particular area. At work, I'm impatient to make an impact and have a Nike-inspired JFDI screensaver because Nike has been my favourite company since I was 10-years-old. And to remind me that actions often speak louder than words. I wear a LinkedIn t-shirt every single work-day because I'm proud of what we're working hard to accomplish (and it's one less decision to make). Outside of work, I'm a has-been elite endurance athlete (rowing, bike racing, & Ironman triathlon), happy husband, doting dad, and compulsive reader, film-goer, and music-lover. I publish a bi-weekly "What's the So What?" newsletter distilling favourite books and experiences into what matters most: https://bit.ly/3q188jL Finally, being a "quantified self" person, here's a public spreadsheet showing ALL my books and films every consumed: bit.ly/z2D1sX