Jim has built several careers on the strength of his study and understanding of the practical dynamics between individuals and organizations. As a corporate executive and later a member of the Board of Directors, he played a major stabilizing role after the acquisition of his company, AMBAC Indemnity Corporation, by Citibank. In addition, he was co-head of the national sales force as it underwent a period of successful re-focusing from single product to broader industry representation. He also directed the integration of HCIA, Inc. (HealthCare Information Association, Inc.) into the framework of AMBAC after it was acquired from Johns Hopkins University's development team.
Jim was Director of Human Resources for Standard & Poor's Corporation when it was "homogenized" into its parent, McGraw-Hill's administrative structure. Prior to becoming head of HR, he was in charge of Labor Relations. (S&P is unionized as part of the Newspaper Guild of New York.) He head of international employment and was a member of McGraw-Hill's acquisition analysis team.
Before turning his efforts to the business world, he was a secondary school teacher, then principal in Reading, Pennsylvania. He is currently an Adjunct Associate Professor in Accounting and Business Management at City University of New York. He has provided testimony on behalf of the University before several congressional committees.
He holds a Masters degree in Counseling from Lehigh University, a Masters in Philosophy from Catholic University and a Bachelors degree from St. Charles Seminary, Philadelphia.
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