JAMES MCWALTER

James McWalter is the co-founder and CEO of Paces, an AI-driven energy infrastructure software platform, based in New York City. He established the climate tech company in 2022 and successfully led the firm in securing an $11 million Series A funding round directed by Navitas Capital in July 2024. Prior to launching Paces, McWalter founded the personal training marketplace Hale and served as the first employee at the machine learning startup Hello Vera, which was subsequently acquired by Google. His earlier professional career includes senior operational and product management roles at the B2B research marketplace Respondent and the financial data corporation FactSet. He holds academic degrees in philosophy from the University of St. Andrews and NUI Galway. McWalter currently focuses on leveraging artificial intelligence to accelerate site selection, due diligence, and grid connection processes for renewable energy developers.