James Santagata, Principal Consultant
As Principal Consultant of SiliconEdge™ (Psychology is the 21st Century's Software™), James is a proven Talent and Organizational Transformation professional having deep experience in the US, Japan, and Asia-Pacific coupled with hands-on business and technical expertise.
Previously, James spent 11 years working in Silicon Valley for companies ranging from new venture start-ups to established industry leaders engaged in developing nascent technologies, and pioneering emerging markets such as Applied Materials, eBay, Streaming21 (IPTV), Toshiba, Wells Fargo, Solectron (Cisco / VOIP), Collabria (PRaaS), HereUAre (Wifi), and many others. He began his career developing software, and financial analytical models, and has held positions in product management, business development, and sales as well as founding several companies. He has maintained a strong Japan, and Asia-Pacific related focus to his work, and chose to base himself in Tokyo, Japan in 2006. |
Creator of the Psyche OS™, Psyche Jujutsu™ & Psyche Suite™
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Valuing the development of a Global Mindset, James has studied Japanese, Vietnamese, Korean, and Spanish and was previously selected by the CLAIR/Monbusho JET Programme living and working in Shizuoka, Japan for a year. This experience provided a deep insider's look into rural Japanese society, and the traditional Japanese education and acculturation system through work at Japanese academic, industrial (工業高校) and agricultural (農業高校) high schools.
From these experiences, James has developed a deep understanding of Western, Japanese, and Asia-Pacific business cultures and working styles as well as a proven ability to understand, and bridge the wide chasm between East and West, ensuring that professionals and companies are able to smoothly, productively and effectively meet their personal and professional goals and objectives.
He is also the creator the Psyche OS™, Psychological Jujutsu™, the Psyche Suite™ and Programmable Psychology™ which utilizes influence, persuasion, negotiation, assertiveness and leadership skill sets across a myriad of communication channels, modalities and applied to real world situations.
James graduated from San Diego State University with a B.S. in Business Administration/Marketing (Magna Cum Laude; Distinction in Field) and also attended the University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business‘s MBA program. He is a member of Mitsubishi Estate’s (三菱地所) exclusive Tokyo21C Entrepreneur Program, as well as a member of PARW, and the NFNLP.
From these experiences, James has developed a deep understanding of Western, Japanese, and Asia-Pacific business cultures and working styles as well as a proven ability to understand, and bridge the wide chasm between East and West, ensuring that professionals and companies are able to smoothly, productively and effectively meet their personal and professional goals and objectives.
He is also the creator the Psyche OS™, Psychological Jujutsu™, the Psyche Suite™ and Programmable Psychology™ which utilizes influence, persuasion, negotiation, assertiveness and leadership skill sets across a myriad of communication channels, modalities and applied to real world situations.
James graduated from San Diego State University with a B.S. in Business Administration/Marketing (Magna Cum Laude; Distinction in Field) and also attended the University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business‘s MBA program. He is a member of Mitsubishi Estate’s (三菱地所) exclusive Tokyo21C Entrepreneur Program, as well as a member of PARW, and the NFNLP.
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