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    James Higa

    James Higa

    Offline Ventures | Macintosh OG | Special Ops Steve Jobs | Advisor UNIQLO Siemens Airbnb |🍵tea master | 🌊Japan | 🍷foodie | ☠️SoulCycle | 📸photog

    San Francisco Bay Area Stanford University '80
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    Experience
    Join me at Index Ventures!
    1 Open Position
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    Offline Ventures
    Offline Ventures
    Founder, Managing Partner
    Index Ventures
    Index Ventures
    Mentor in Residence 2012 - Present (about 12 years)
    Apple
    Apple
    Senior Director, Office of the CEO 2001 - 2012 (over 11 years)
    Uniqlo
    Uniqlo
    Advisor 2013 - Present (about 11 years)
    Airbnb
    Exit
    Airbnb
    Advisor 2015 - Present (about 9 years)
    Siemens
    Siemens
    Advisor 2018 - Present (over 6 years)
    GRAMMY Foundation & MusiCares Foundation
    GRAMMY Foundation & MusiCares Foundation
    Board Member 2014 - Present (almost 11 years)
    Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University
    Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University
    Board Member 2020 - Present (almost 5 years)
    WorldCover
    WorldCover
    Board Member 2019 - Present (over 5 years)
    Archipelo
    Archipelo
    Advisor 2020 - Present (over 4 years)
    Copper Publishing House
    Copper Publishing House
    Advisor 2019 - Present (almost 6 years)
    Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
    Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
    Executive Director 2012 - Present (over 12 years)
    Realnetworks
    Realnetworks
    VP Consumer, VP Asia 1996 - Present (about 28 years)
    NeXT Computer
    Exit
    NeXT Computer
    Asia 1989 - Present (over 35 years)
    US - Japan Council
    US - Japan Council
    Board Member 2015 - Present (almost 10 years)
    Stanford University Libraries
    Stanford University Libraries
    Board Member 2004 - Present (over 20 years)
    Stanford Distinguished Careers Institute
    Stanford Distinguished Careers Institute
    Board Member 2014 - 2017 (over 3 years)
    Stanford D.school
    Stanford D.school
    Advisor 2014 (about 1 month)
    Haas Center for Public Service Stanford University
    Haas Center for Public Service Stanford University
    Board Member 2008 - 2014 (over 5 years)
    Stanford University Undergraduate Admission
    Stanford University Undergraduate Admission
    Advisor 2007 - 2009 (over 2 years)
    Unicode
    Unicode
    Founder, Original Working Group Member 1989 - 1992 (over 3 years)
    Founder
    Unicode, Offline Ventures
    Employee
    Apple, Index Ventures, Realnetworks, NeXT Computer, Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
    Advisor
    Stanford University Undergraduate Admission, Stanford D.school, Copper Publishing House, Archipelo, Siemens, Airbnb, Uniqlo
    Board Member
    Haas Center for Public Service Stanford University, Stanford Distinguished Careers Institute, Stanford University Libraries, US - Japan Council, WorldCover, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, GRAMMY Foundation & MusiCares Foundation
     
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    Skills
    Product Design Negotiation Go to Market Strategy Branding Future Trends
    Locations
    Silicon Valley San Francisco Bay Area
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