James Vanreusel
James Vanreusel is the founder and CEO of Vanreusel Ventures LLC. He provides CFO advisory services and executive coaching to help organizations develop strong foundations upon which to scale and replicate internationally. James’ finance and coaching skills combine to allow his clients to set ambitious financial goals for their company and develop the mindset and personal processes needed to execute this vision.
This is a unique, holistic approach that builds a strong foundation for a company both financially and philosophically to achieve lasting success.
He had an 8-year career on Wall Street at Banc Of America Securities LLC as a Vice President in US Institutional Equity Sales. In this position, James generated approximately US$8 Million annually by leveraging primary and secondary capital markets and building deep relationships with hedge funds and mutual funds.
As a consultant with Grassroots Capital (private equity) and BlueOrchard Finance S.A. (asset management) in New York in 2008 and 2009, he worked primarily on fundraising and building proprietary portfolio and holding company models.
From 2009-2014, he served as CFO at SPBD Microfinance, where he launched and operated 3 start-up micro-finance banks in Tonga, Fiji, and the Solomon Islands. He also created a network-wide holding company based in Singapore, growing the platform by 600%.
James is a CFA Charter holder since 2009 and has been published in CFA Magazine on the topic of Microfinance. He holds a MBA from Rice University and a BA in Mathematics and Accounting from the University of Kent at Canterbury. Originally from Oostende, Belgium, he speaks English, Dutch, and French and is conversant in Spanish. He played Division 1 Varsity Tennis and continues to play competitively for the Olympic Club in San Francisco.
He's eager to contribute to a wide variety of social impact companies.