Meet our Alumni - James Uffindell
CEO & Founder, Bright Network
James studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics PPE at Mansfield College between 1997 and 2000.
James is a technology entrepreneur and the UK’s leading expert on Gen Z talent. James was recognised in 2006 by Young Enterprise as 'Alumni of the Year' having started his first business at the age of 20 in his final year at Oxford.
James began his first business in his student bedroom whilst at Oxford which he sold to a private investor. In 2013 James founded Bright Network in high-growth technology platform that uses 300M+ data points and insights to build the workforce of tomorrow. Bright Network employs ~200 people, supports over 1M+ graduates and works with 300+ of the world’s largest employers including Google, Bloomberg Goldman Sachs, Accenture, and PwC.
James is a regular media commentator and speakers and been featured in The Economist, Management Today, The Times, The Independent, The Daily Telegraph as well as on live on BBC (Radio and TV), Sky News, Channel 4, CNN and on ITV.
