James is President of NAI Northern California and founder of The Kilpatrick Team. He has built investment sales, leasing, mortgage banking, property management, and receivership teams, in all major product types in the San Francisco Bay Area. A San Francisco Bay Area native, James is a graduate from UC Berkeley in Economics, and received his MBA from Wharton where he chaired the Entrepreneurship club. His extensive knowledge has presented positions as Director and President in real estate industry groups. He has comprehensive experience consulting as an expert in litigation, in mediations, for technology startups and for local and regional news. He also owns and runs a diverse portfolio of real estate assets.