Jim Hamilton

Jim Hamilton is the CEO of Identity Ventures LLC, a global investment and consulting company. Hamilton has assisted many companies with worldwide go-to-market planning and execution, capital raising, product development, and global sourcing initiatives. One of those companies is the dynamic PowerMat Ltd, where Hamilton served as co-CEO and vice chairman of the board of directors. PowerMat is the technology behind wireless charging in mobile phones. Hamilton also serves as the Director of the Programs for Principled Entrepreneurship, and Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship at the University of Dallas - College of Business, and an Adjunct Business Professor at Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology.

With more than 25 years of experience in retail and technology, Hamilton has served as Corporate Vice President of Global Retail and Distribution for Motorola Mobility (a subsidiary of Google), Executive Vice President of Marketing, Merchandising, Product Development, and Global Sourcing at RadioShack Corporation, President of Argoquest Inc. a holding company that raised and invested $100 million in start-up companies, CEO of Digital Shopping SA (Greece) and as a senior executive with Computer City, Montgomery Ward, and Circuit City.

Hamilton holds a Master of Business Administration Degree from the University of Dallas, a Master's Certification in Internet Marketing from the University of San Francisco, a Certification in Entrepreneurship from Harvard Business School, a Certification in Social Entrepreneurship from Oxford University in the UK, a Certificate in Entrepreneurial Finance from MIT and a Bachelor of Arts Degree with Honors from Northeastern Illinois University.