Bio

Jim has been an investment banker since 1983. He is the Founder and Managing Partner of Stonepine Advisors, LLC, and his industry expertise covers the spectrum of technology companies with a particular focus on cybersecurity software and services companies. Until June 2010 he was a Senior Advisor to Needham & Company, LLC, a nationally recognized investment banking and asset management firm focused primarily on serving emerging growth industries and their investors. He had been associated with Needham & Company, LLC, since January 2004 serving in various capacities including Head of West Coast Investment Banking and Head of the Software Investment Banking Group. Previously he was a Managing Director at J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc., an investment banking firm, where he led the Systems and Semiconductor practice, and a Managing Director in the Technology Group of Warburg Dillon Read, the global investment banking division of UBS AG. From 1983 to 1999, Mr. Reilly was associated with Warburg Dillon Read or one of its predecessor companies and specialized in corporate finance advisory work for a broad range of technology companies. During his career, Mr. Reilly has executed a wide variety of transactions including equity IPOs and follow-on offerings, private placements, convertible and non-convertible debt and M&A transactions for a broad spectrum of companies in the technology, healthcare, and financial services industries. Mr. Reilly earned a BA in Economics and Computer Science at Columbia University.