James Aylward 

James is the Chief Product & Technology Officer at BluWave, where he leads product, data, AI, and technology functions.

Prior to BluWave, James built and scaled product and technology organizations across AI, fintech, SaaS, EdTech, and digital marketplaces. He served as Chief Product Officer at Teachers Pay Teachers, overseeing one of the largest peer-to-peer digital marketplaces in the U.S., reaching over 85% teacher market penetration and earning recognition on Andreessen Horowitz’s Marketplace 100. He has also held leadership roles at PerkSpot, Pluralsight, and Fidelity Investments, where he founded the Artificial Intelligence Incubator. James specializes in applying AI/ML to transform complex product ecosystems into scalable platforms.

James received his MBA from the Australian Graduate School of Management UNSW with exchange studies at Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business, and his Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Melbourne.