James Gray

James Gray

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UC Berkeley AI Instructor | Former CIO/CPO | Trained 5,000+ Leaders

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James Gray will accelerate your AI transformation

James Gray teaches AI strategy at UC Berkeley Executive Education (5,000+ executives trained globally) and is a former CIO and Chief Product Officer who helps growth-stage tech companies build organization-wide AI capability.

With C-suite operating experience and 10 years at Microsoft building enterprise data platforms, James combines technical depth with business strategy that most consultants lack.

Having taught 5,000+ executives at UC Berkeley while serving as CIO and CPO, James brings the rare combination of academic rigor and operating experience. He also delivers customized corporate programs for organizations building AI capability at scale.

James holds a BS in Electrical Engineering (Union College), MBA and MS in Information & Data Science (UC Berkeley).

Worked at and clients
Microsoft
UC Berkeley
Capital One
Google
Amazon

Alumni reviews

Hands-on Agentic AI for Leaders

A great course for learning how to build skills and agents from scratch, using solid architectural and security best practices that will save you a lot of trouble down the road. James is an excellent instructor who listens closely and adapts to the class.

Maggie Gouveia

Cohort 18
Business Analyst · An Island Apart

Hands-on Agentic AI for Leaders

This class was tremendously helpful in teaching me how to organize my thinking about where AI workflows can be helpful and improved. I found the course very practical and I was immediately able to apply the lessons to my work.
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Matt

Cohort 18
Head of Growth · Change Research

Hands-on Agentic AI for Leaders

James Gray was an outstanding instructor from the start. He helped us show up prepared, planned thoughtful lessons, and worked through real problems and frameworks with our cohort. I left feeling more informed and, more importantly, learned how to ask the right questions.
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Chris

Cohort 18
Director of Development · Seattle Opera

Hands-on Agentic AI for Leaders

Great class on getting started with Claude building agents. James provides great resources and offers a lot of time to ensure everyone gets value from the course.
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Andrea

Cohort 18
Senior Partner Program Manager · Jasper AI

Hands-on Agentic AI for Leaders

Really practical and hands-on course that got me started with building skills, workflows and agents. James is really helpful and always approachable.
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Cornelia

Cohort 18
CEO · in transition