James Pearce

James is a Senior Principal of Populous.

Since joining Populous in 2010, James has worked on a number of projects around the globe including Kai Tak Sports Park, ICC Sydney, Philippine Arena in Manila, Datong Sports Park in China, KL Sports City in Malaysia and Queenstown Convention Centre in New Zealand. James also worked in Populous’ Kansas City office for three months on the design of the Los Angeles Convention Centre.

James heads up the Populous’ innovation program with Asia Pacific, encouraging global collaboration, expertise and connection through our online sharing platform and tri-annual global innovation conference.

James is passionate about fostering the culture of Populous, in particular driving innovation in design and knowledge management across offices, studios and teams.

James was awarded the QBM Griffith University MBA Responsible Leadership Scholarship, allowing him to broaden his skills in team leadership and responsible design.