James Kelly is a seasoned businessman, technologist, and artist with an extensive background in marketing, cloud-native design, DevOps, SDN, and infrastructure as code. Over the past decade, his expertise and experience have been applied to customer-facing engineering, business development, product management, and marketing at Juniper Networks, where he currently serves as Director of Product Management.

Prior to joining Juniper, James worked as a tech researcher, developer, founder of private investment funds, and executive technology consultant. He holds a Certificate of Business Excellence in Executive Education from the University of California, Berkeley, and has also completed Sommelier and Yoga Teacher Training programs, as well as various courses in computer science and business.

James is an innovative and multifaceted manager, team integrator, and strategic alliances forger with a passion for solving complex business problems with technology. As an early adopter and cloud-native evangelist, he is a hands-dirty inventor, networking expert, and devops automater with strong programming skills and an open-source mindset. In addition, he has a keen eye for design and a critical thinker with the ability to influence beauty and life on every level.