James Ratliff

James is the Venture Lead for Adobe’s Project Graph, where he drives the vision, design, and strategy for the next-generation creative system. As a creative leader with two decades of experience across incubation, product, design, strategy, marketing, 3D, and motion, he brings a wide and forward-looking perspective on the evolution of creative tooling and the forces reshaping the industry.As an artist, he’s inspired by how tools influence creative identity and expression. His work focuses on giving artists deeper and more expressive control over generative workflows while removing the technical hurdles that often get in the way.