Bio

Jim has 28 years of life science investment banking experience in the therapeutic, medical device and diagnostics sectors. Prior to co-founding Aquilo Partners in 2003, Jim spent 11 years with JPMorgan and Hambrecht & Quist, where he was Managing Director and Head of Private Placements. Under his leadership, the group expanded to 34 professionals worldwide and raised over $13 billion of private equity for public and private companies. Jim began his career at Salomon Brothers Inc in the Venture Capital Group. He has served as a director of the California Pacific Medical Center and chaired the medical center’s investment committee for its $350 million endowment. Jim graduated from Middlebury College.