James Raybould

I've recently joined Turing, an AGI infrastructure company, to lead our Turing Intelligence business, building powerful AI systems to answer the question, "How will AI transform my business?" We combine expert human and artificial capabilities to accelerate companies.

I'm a Generalist. After Consulting at Bain pre- and post-HBS, I joined LinkedIn in early 2010 and spent 12+ years moving across functions and leadership roles: I started in Sales Strategy and Analytics before moving to Marketing, Product Management, and, finally, General Management. I then moved to fractional exec roles at Speak, WisdomAI, and StealthAICo, blending product, GTM, and GM skills; I like breadth above all. 

To tell my longer story, 3 dates from 3 decades help:

Sept. 22, 1995: I travelled 5,000 miles from my London hometown to Stanford. I was drawn to studies, sports, sunshine, and a Bay Area culture more focused on creating the future than curating the past. I rowed on the Stanford Varsity Crew team and studied psychology for my B.A. and M.A. And I've stayed close: I can see the Stanford campus from our backyard.

Sept. 13, 2004: I joined Bain Bay Area as an entry-level Consultant. After a few years of racing triathlon and working in sports business, I was drawn to Bain’s entrepreneurial culture and fast-paced learning environment. Looking back, my strategy and comms chops were forged at Bain, as was a lifelong love of Excel, PowerPoint, and Cinnabon.  

March 8, 2010: I left Bain to join a pre-IPO LinkedIn with ~500 employees and ~$100M in revenue. I discovered a vision that deeply resonated - to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce - and, second, a set of inspiring leaders teaching me how a culture and values focus could underpin incredible businesses. Over the next 12.5 years, my roles and responsibilities varied: in function from sales strategy, analytics & insights to marketing to product to GMing; in scope from being an IC to leading ~100 person teams; and in scale from helping run our largest, multi-billion dollar recruiting business to jumping in to help lead our acquisitions of Lynda.com (2015) and Glint (2018). 

Outside of work, I'm a long-term elite endurance athlete (rowing > Ironman > marathons > bike racing > marathon swimming) and compulsive reader and film-goer. Here's ALL my books & films (bit.ly/z2D1sX) and I publish a "What's the So What?" newsletter distilling favourite books and experiences into what matters most (bit.ly/3q188jL)

Founding Member & Advisor

I’m excited to be a founding member of Round, a newly launched community for tech’s most thoughtful leaders. Since joining I've benefited in a major way from small "core group" meetings, special events with luminaries, connections with other tech leaders, and more. Starting in early 2023 I've also begun to help the Round leadership with a range of projects to help them grow their impact.

There are two kinds of execs in 2026: Those building with AI. And those reading about it.

Your employees know which camp you're in. They see you share AI articles while your workflows stay frozen. They hear you say "use AI more" while you're copy-pasting into ChatGPT or Copilot like it's 2023.

You can't lead what you don't use. With AI, that's doubly true.

This is the first in my "AI for Execs" series on how I use AI day-to-day. Real use cases for leaders ready to build, not just talk. 

I've started the series with a simple use case: keeping up with daily newsletters. 

Pre-AI, I read maybe 2 out of 20. The rest became guilt-inducing clutter.

Post-AI, a relay.app agent reads them all, extracts what matters, sends me a daily digest, and archives everything.

Built in under an hour. Zero coding required.

I've curated my Spotify podcasts and YouTube videos the same way.

Step-by-step guide in the full article.

The execs who thrive won't be the ones who only read posts like this. They'll be the ones who #JFDI.

#AIForExecs

At Bain, I noticed a pattern that is now playing out with executives using AI: senior partners hired directly from industry — who hadn't worked their 

Open article: AI For Execs #1: Just Do It Yourself by James Raybould • 6 min read

The most interesting new person I met in 2025 was John Winsor: he and I had fun on this podcast episode digging into the future of work, with more than a little AI sprinkled in

The first Transform Work episode of 2026 is live!

John Winsor sits down with James Raybould, SVP at Turing, to explore how organizations move from talking about AI to actually putting it to work.

The conversation covers enterprise adoption, agents, humans-in-the-loop, and why mindset matters more than tools right now.

Listen here: https://lnkd.in/g-y8JSJm

Alex Foster

I work at the intersection of AI, 𝗰𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, helping leaders in 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 turn emerging technology into 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹, 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

My focus is not on hype or pilots that never scale, but on how organisations design for 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁, 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴-𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 in complex, high-stakes environments.

I’m not an observer of this space. I work with leaders every day on how 𝗔𝗜, 𝗰𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 play out in practice across 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀, where regulatory scrutiny, operational resilience and execution discipline matter as much as innovation itself. My work is practical, outcome-led and grounded in how organisations actually operate.

𝗜 𝗿𝘂𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗺 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝗱-𝘁𝗼-𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻, with full 𝗣&𝗟, 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲, 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆, leading technology-led transformation in highly regulated environments. I operate at executive level with accountability for strategy, execution and outcomes across large, multi-disciplinary teams, working closely with executive teams and boards on how technology decisions intersect with 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸, 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲.

Alongside this, I have led and transformed multiple businesses and divisions, securing and delivering complex transformation programmes, building multi-layer leadership teams, and driving growth through market repositioning, partnerships and disciplined execution across global organisations.

I also advise on 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗺 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀, helping organisations understand what matters now, what doesn’t yet, and how to prepare responsibly for long-term security, risk and resilience.
Alongside my executive roles, I 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 and am a committed advocate for 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗠. I 𝗰𝗼-𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 initiatives and recently launched 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗛𝗲𝗿, actively mentoring and sponsoring future leaders.

I’m recognised as one of 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴’𝘀 𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝗨𝗞 𝗜𝗧 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 and regularly contribute to industry forums, boards and leadership conversations on the future of technology in regulated industries.

Managing Director Division X

Oversee four distinct, innovative businesses, with a mission to accelerate digital transformations. We create and commercialize unique solutions, leveraging emerging technologies like private 5G, IoT, Edge, Messaging, SaaS, and AI. Our aim is to drive sustainable growth and aid our customers in their digitalization journey.


Alexandra Foster

𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝘀𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.
𝗜𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝘁.
Beth Bodin’s last year is proof.

In the space of a year, Beth:
✨ completed a degree apprenticeship
✨ stepped into a promotion
✨ became a mum 
✨ returned to work with ambition fully intact

I had to read that timeline twice.

As part of our 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗛𝗲𝗿 × 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗛𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀, Isabelle Masters, whose story last month reminded us that 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 handed the baton to Beth this month. 

What followed landed hard (in the best way).

𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗛𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀 the choices, trade-offs, and support systems behind the CV.

Real experience turned into insight that teams, leaders, and allies can actually act on.

Beth’s words stayed with me:

“𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙢𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧, 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙙.”

That determination hasn’t gone unnoticed. Beth was recently a finalist at the Women in Tech Excellence Awards 2025, recognised in 𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 and 𝗢𝘂𝘁𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿.

Beth also spoke about something we don’t call out enough: good managers as agents of change.
She was explicit about the role her manager, Kevin Deane, played checking in, creating space, trusting her, and never forcing a false choice between ambition and motherhood.

𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲.
Not slogans. Not policies on a slide.
But leaders who show up consistently.

What connects Beth’s story with Isabelle’s:
💡 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻’𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗿
💡 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻,𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱
💡 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴
💡 𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝘁

Beth spoke honestly about 𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, choosing flexibility over polish, moving from 𝗠𝘂𝗺 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝘂𝗺 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲, and realising that 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘀 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝘆𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀.

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For male allies.
For anyone shaping the future of work.
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