Dr. Tom James has 33+ years international experience in the area of Commodity, Energy and Emissions markets. He is considered an expert in his field of trading investment and risk management. He is a successful FinTech Entrepreneur, a Fund Manager, Published Author and Musician. His commercial exposure has been gained through a broad range of senior executive roles in commodity trading, investment management, and commodity finance. His consultation is sought by Governments & Multinationals for advice in market developments and the health of business Ecosystems. In 2014 he was called upon to serve as Senior Energy Advisor to the United States Department of Defense (TFBSO) He is a published author, having documented and shared his extensive industry expertise through a series of 12 books and publications with Wiley Finance, Palgrave Macmillan, Springer and De Gruyter. Some of these textbooks have become required material for professional exams & university courses and have been cited by NASA, other Government agencies and Academics around the world.