About Us

Jim is a senior experienced advisor for strategy, scenario planning and foresight, sustainability, climate, ESG/impact investing, and innovation to help senior decision-makers better understand the future and act. He works across Fortune 100 and global companies, public sector, start-ups, civic sector, and NGO sectors globally (in over sixty countries).

Recently, he was an Executive Director in NEOM’s financial services, where he led the development of an ESG trading exchange (green bonds, carbon credits, etc.) and advised on creating an ESG framework for NEOM. He also advised PIF, the sovereign wealth fund, on ESG frameworks and sustainability, and other PIF projects, such as the Red Sea resort. For the 4th FII (Future Investment Initiative or Davos in the Desert), he moderated an ESG investing panel with global CEOs from the London Stock Exchange, Nasdaq, and State Street. Prior, he was an investment partner in the NEOM Investment Fund (NIF), a $3-5Bn global ESG private equity fund, where he developed their ESG fund investing approach and raised over $1Bn in capital.

Previously, Jim served as a Managing Director at Morgan Stanley (MS) in senior leadership roles. He created and led the first Global Sustainability Office (CSO), with 50% of his role creating new business initiatives across the firm, including new green business initiatives in renewable energy banking, carbon trading (verified and voluntary), municipal finance, insurance, and investment management. During his tenure, MS moved from #114 to #2 in global green banks. His earlier role at MS was leading the Strategy Engagement Group (SEG) as Chief Strategist and Futurist to create future business strategies across the firm, from senior executive levels to business units.

Prior, he helped start the Global Business Network (GBN), the leading scenario planning consultancy as a Senior Partner, whose roots were from Royal Dutch-Shell where he learned from the original scenario planning masters Pierre Wack and Napier Collyns. His early career with the Ford Foundation, Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and leading a Clinton Administration White House initiative to create the first sustainable U.S. National Energy Plan that continued under the Obama Administration.

Susan Stickley is the President of Stratus. Inc. A strategic thinker, adviser and organizational expert, Susan creates customized strategic programs to help clients succeed in these changing times. Recently, she has concentrated on merging strategic management, scenario planning, organizational and individual learning methodologies to achieve high impact of organizations and community groups.

Nick Turner is the Founder and Managing Partner of Stratforma. Adviser, corporate strategist and futures thinker, Nick has over 25 years’ experience offering counsel to senior decision makers at multi-national corporations and governments, helping make better choices today for an uncertain tomorrow.

A product of Silicon Valley and Wall Street, Nick specializes in using strategic thinking, behavioral economics, simulations and scenario planning to ensure that senior decision-makers and their organizations develop robust, future-proofed strategies and options.