Background
James Linnett
Executive Experience
Thirty years in globally regulated financial institutions, holding senior leadership roles at three of the world's largest banks.
Citi, Bank of America, JP Morgan
- Led organizations of up to 15,000 people
- Managed multi-billion-dollar portfolios
- Drove enterprise-wide transformation across complex global environments
- Operated at the intersection of risk, technology, and organizational change
Recent Advisory Work
Since founding Edgeless Strategies, the work has spanned financial services, professional services, and the nonprofit sector.
Selected Engagements
- Strategic partner to a top-tier global alternative investment firm, embedded in its Core AI function — work included enterprise AI governance, senior leadership development, cross-functional alignment, and capability development reaching more than 300 managers
- Leadership programs for senior teams at a major North American financial institution
- Advisory on risk mindset and decision-making under uncertainty for senior executives
- Tailored leadership program for the Americas fundraising leadership of a global humanitarian organization
Speaking
Keynotes and leadership events for senior audiences on judgment under uncertainty, organizational health, and decision-making at scale.
Recent
- Internal national risk leadership conference for a leading global professional services firm — more than 700 senior leaders
Tracking & Wilderness Work
Delivery partner for the Tracking Success leadership methodology. Each year, leads small-group wildlife tracking experiences in South Africa with Master Tracker Renias Mhlongo.
Born in England, raised in Botswana and South Africa. This background shapes a distinctive synthesis: the pattern recognition and environmental awareness learned in the African bush, applied to the complexity of global organizations.
Writing
Occasional essays on leadership, judgment, and what tracking teaches.
Edgeless Strategies LLC
Founded to work internationally with organizations seeking clearer strategic thinking, stronger leadership alignment, and cultures capable of navigating complexity with confidence and coherence.
The name reflects the work: helping leaders see beyond artificial boundaries — between strategy and execution, between risk and opportunity, between the organization and its environment.