James, who currently resides in Sichuan Province, has an MBA from the U.K. James worked with Operation Blessing China in 1999-2000 establishing their cisterns program in Gansu Province. He currently serves as government relations coordinator and is travels often to assist with major disaster relief responses. James recently helped launched an anti-parasite program in Hunan Province targeting treatment of elementary school children.

During the 2008 winter storms in China, James helped distribute food, medicine and clothes to orphans, the elderly and other victims in need.
He is married to Junyan Wang, an accountant with OB China, and they have two children.