James Viola

worked as Marketing Consultant and District Manager for BMW of North America for seven years and held similar roles at Premier Event Management and Main street Marketing.

James Viola has spent the last four years as Innovation Activation Manager for JLABS in South San Francisco. Whether innovators are on the east or west coast or anywhere in between, Johnson and Johnson provides them with state of the art equipment and community labs they need to work toward technological solutions and healthcare products that meet the world’s future needs. The work they do is expensive, and James develops and manages events to connect creative thinkers with investors interested in making a difference.

James Viola and CELS

Throughout his life, James Viola says he’s been privileged to be a part of organizations that make a difference. One of his most recent endeavors involves serving on the advisory board of the Canadian Entrepreneurs in Life Sciences (CELS). The not-for-profit organization was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Its goal is to encourage and find support for Canadian life science startups within the Silicon Valley community. James Viola works with CELS to do what he does best, build relationships between investors who want to make a difference and companies developing the technology to do so.