James Starr

James Russell Starr was the founder of Echelon Wealth Partners, Inc., founded in 2010, where the title held was Vice President-Corporate Development from 2010 to 2012.
Current jobs include Chief Executive Officer & Director at Specialty American Metals, Inc., and Chief Executive Officer & Director at Greenridge Exploration, Inc. starting in 2023.
Former jobs include President & Chief Executive Officer at Renegade Gold, Inc.; Independent Director at Gold Terra Resource Corp.
from 2017 to 2020; Director & Senior Vice President at Fury Gold Mines Ltd. from 2015 to 2020; Director & Vice President-Corporate Development at Cayden Resources, Inc. from 2012 to 2014; Director at 1CM, Inc. in 2018; Independent Non-Executive Director at Canada Nickel Co., Inc. from 2019 to 2023; Lead Director at Leviathan Metals Corp.; Director at Trillium Gold Mines, Inc. in 2023; President at BetterLife Pharma, Inc. in 2020; Institutional Trader at Research Capital Corp.
(Old) from 2007 to 2008; and Head-Capital Markets at DeFi Technologies, Inc. from 2023 to 2025.
Education includes a doctorate from McGill University, an undergraduate degree from Queen's University, a graduate degree from the University of Victoria, and an MBA from Richard Ivey School of Business.