While studying for his undergraduate and master's degrees at New York University, he spent holidays as a sales assistant in Los Angeles at the Ferragamo boutique.
[10] Dubbed Giacomo “James” Ferragamo by Fashion Weekly in March 2021, that month he replaced Paul Andrew on the company board.
[11] By March 2021, there were 10 Ferragamo family members on the company board, including James, who was also brand and product and communication director.
[12] He joined after resigning from the board the year before,[12][13] "allowing [Michele Norsa] to be recruited and assume the executive powers previously exercised by his father.
[14] He and his family spend some time at the Ferragamo estate in Chianti, which is also a restored medieval village that has a Relais & Châteaux hotel and villas.