James Larmer

James Larmer is a global leader in advanced data and analytics and AI. He helps drive the expansion of Bain & Company's Advanced Analytics capabilities in Australia and Asia Pacific, taking Bain’s strategic investments in digital transformation, intelligent automation, analytics and AI to the next level.

James is a leading analytics and AI expert with over 25 years’ experience in building and leading advanced data and analytics teams and delivering tech-enabled digital transformation business initiatives for Fortune 100 enterprises in the US, Europe, Asia and Australia. James has spent his career helping clients rapidly identify and capture value and actionable insights from disparate and fragmented data.

Prior to joining Bain, James helped PwC grow their data and analytics capabilities globally, most recently, as PwC’s US AI Leader and Southeast Asia Data & Analytics Leader. Prior to that he helped grow Visa Advisory Services and Visa Analytics out of San Francisco.

James has spent his career helping clients rapidly identify and capture value and actionable insights from disparate and fragmented data. His clients span financial services, telecommunications, technology, mining, healthcare and retail and consumer sectors.

A graduate of University of Sydney (Economics and Law), James completed his Masters at Columbia University in New York.