James is focused on expanding the North American hydrogen market as the General Manager of Hydrogen at Iwatani Corporation of America. This includes goals of achieving operational excellence at Iwatani’s current light duty hydrogen stations, and growing Iwatani’s hydrogen value chain across multiple sectors. Previously he supported Toyota’s hydrogen and fuel cell endeavors to expand the adoption of fuel cell electric vehicles in the U.S., namely the Toyota Mirai and Toyota’s Project Portal Class 8 truck. Before joining Toyota, James supported the Department of Energy’s Fuel Cell Technologies Office as a Science and Technology Policy Fellow. He holds an MS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California Irvine, and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Idaho.