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James Watson
Chief Executive Officer at
LiveOps, Inc.
Profile
James F.
Watson is the founder.
Mr. Watson was the founder of Skyway Systems, Inc. (1977) and served as President from 1977 to 1995.
Current jobs include Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at LiveOps, Inc. since 2025, Director at TrueDemand Software, Inc., Director at Odyssey Logistics & Technology Corp., Managing Director at Presidio Partners since 2014, Director at Jobvite, Inc., Director at Velocity Pharmaceutical Development LLC, and Director at Reeve Foundation - Presidio Partners NRT LP.
Former jobs include Chairman at Amitive, Inc., Chairman at Atlas AI PBC, Director at PathScale, Inc., Director at Untangle, Inc., Director at Teros, Inc., Director at Streamlite, Inc., Director at Schooner Information Technology, Inc., Director at iSuppli Corp., Director at SpikeSource, Inc., Director at Apriso Corp., Director at NetBooks, Inc., Director at Luminate, Inc., Principal at International Business Machines Corp.
in 1976, and Principal at United Airlines, Inc. Education includes an undergraduate degree from the United States Naval Academy, conferred in 1969.
James Watson active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Presidio Partners
 Presidio Partners Investment ManagersFinance Presidio Partners invests in companies located in the US. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of information technology, life sciences, and energy technology. They provide financing for early and late stage capital requirements. | Private Equity Investor | 01/01/2001 |
LiveOps, Inc.
 LiveOps, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as an outsourcing and contact center company | Chief Executive Officer | 21/04/2025 |
TrueDemand Software, Inc.
 TrueDemand Software, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides software solutions | Director/Board Member | - |
Odyssey Logistics & Technology Corp.
 Odyssey Logistics & Technology Corp. Air Freight/CouriersTransportation Provides logistics solutions | Director/Board Member | - |
Jobvite, Inc.
 Jobvite, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops applicant tracking and recruiting software | Director/Board Member | 10/07/2009 |
Velocity Pharmaceutical Development LLC
 Velocity Pharmaceutical Development LLC Drugstore ChainsRetail Trade Develops pharmaceutical drugs | Director/Board Member | - |
Reeve Foundation - Presidio Partners NRT LP
 Reeve Foundation - Presidio Partners NRT LP Investment ManagersFinance Acts as Venture Capital Fund | Director/Board Member | - |
Former positions of James Watson
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Skyway Systems, Inc.
 Skyway Systems, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides telemetric safety and security services | Founder | 31/12/1995 |
| IBM | Corporate Officer/Principal | 31/12/1976 |
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Training of James Watson
Experiences
Positions held
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Listed companies
Private companies
Connections
75
1st degree connections
24
1st degree companies
Male
Female
Members of the board
Executives
Linked companies
| Private companies | 24 |
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International Business Machines Corp.
 International Business Machines Corp. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Provides software, IT consulting, cloud and infrastructure services | Technology Services |
PathScale, Inc.
 PathScale, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides software and hardware solutions | Technology Services |
LiveOps, Inc.
LiveOps, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as an outsourcing and contact center company | Commercial Services |
Untangle, Inc.
 Untangle, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops network security software platform | Technology Services |
TrueDemand Software, Inc.
TrueDemand Software, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides software solutions | Technology Services |
Teros, Inc.
 Teros, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Provides web based application security solutions | Technology Services |
Streamlite, Inc.
 Streamlite, Inc. Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services Provides shipping and tracking services | Commercial Services |
Schooner Information Technology, Inc.
 Schooner Information Technology, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides data access application appliances | Technology Services |
iSuppli Corp.
 iSuppli Corp. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides technology value chain research and advisory services | Commercial Services |
Skyway Freight Systems, Inc.
 Skyway Freight Systems, Inc. Other TransportationTransportation Provides transportation and supply-chain management services | Transportation |
Odyssey Logistics & Technology Corp.
Odyssey Logistics & Technology Corp. Air Freight/CouriersTransportation Provides logistics solutions | Transportation |
United States Naval Academy
 United States Naval Academy Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
Presidio Partners
Presidio Partners Investment ManagersFinance Presidio Partners invests in companies located in the US. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of information technology, life sciences, and energy technology. They provide financing for early and late stage capital requirements. | Finance |
SpikeSource, Inc.
 SpikeSource, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides testing and certified open source software solutions | Technology Services |
Apriso Corp.
 Apriso Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides software solutions | Technology Services |
Amitive, Inc.
 Amitive, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides software-as-a-service based community supply chain management software | Technology Services |
NetBooks, Inc.
 NetBooks, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides on-demand solutions for running businesses | Technology Services |
Jobvite, Inc.
Jobvite, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops applicant tracking and recruiting software | Technology Services |
Skyway Systems, Inc.
Skyway Systems, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides telemetric safety and security services | Commercial Services |
Luminate, Inc.
 Luminate, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Develops and operates an image advertising and related content platform that combines computer vision, machine learning and crowdsourcing | Technology Services |
Velocity Pharmaceutical Development LLC
Velocity Pharmaceutical Development LLC Drugstore ChainsRetail Trade Develops pharmaceutical drugs | Retail Trade |
United Airlines, Inc.
 United Airlines, Inc. AirlinesTransportation Operates as a passenger and cargo airline company | Transportation |
Reeve Foundation - Presidio Partners NRT LP
Reeve Foundation - Presidio Partners NRT LP Investment ManagersFinance Acts as Venture Capital Fund | Finance |
Atlas AI PBC
 Atlas AI PBC Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Develops artificial intelligence technology for economic wellbeing, agricultural productivity and infrastructure quality | Technology Services |
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