About james saruchera

A National Arts Merit Award nominee (NAMA 2016), James Saruchera is a recipient of multiple innovation patents including next generation e-payments.  

An experienced digital leader and sustainability designer, James (Jimmy) Saruchera has global experience architecting digital platforms for established multinationals like Budweiser, Diageo and Tommy Hilfiger and innovative start-ups across technology, design and aviation sectors. 

A catalyst for technology driven economic development, James Tendai Saruchera was instrumental in the transformation of Christchurch from a primarily agricultural centre to a leading technology epicentre in the Southern Hemisphere in his role as chair of Electronics South and ICT Projects Leader for Canterbury Development Corporation.  In 2020 James Saruchera secured the inclusion of innovative sustainable urban transport in the form of an aerial cable car into the transport masterplan of Harare.  He was elected twice as President of the Surry Hills Chamber of Commerce (Sydney). James Saruchera is an associate lecturer for the groundbreaking postgraduate University of the Underground (London & Amsterdam) and has been named among ‘The Influentials’ by UK opinion poll YouGovStone.

James Saruchera is an alma mater of Buckingham University where he graduated with Merit (Master of Science in Services Management, UK), the University of KwaZulu Natal (Bachelor Business Administration, SA) and the professional Institute of Data & Marketing (Diploma in Digital Marketing, UK). He undertook professional development in Interaction/UX/CX design at University of Canterbury, HITlab NZ, General Assembly at Powerhouse Museum of Applied Arts and Science, Sydney and Online Strategy at Harvard University.

An avid art patron and conservationist, Jimmy Saruchera curated a critically acclaimed show at the 1:54 Contemporary Art Fair at Somerset House in London and has served as a Jury Member of the NGZ National Annual Exhibition.