Jim is a former collegiate football player and engineer with experience in private equity and consulting. Most recently, Jim worked at a global private equity firm, Ten Oaks Group, where he was an operating partner of a $200M portfolio company, as well as worked on the TOG transaction execution team. Prior to Ten Oaks, Jim worked as a middle market M&A consultant supporting private equity portfolio companies through the full lifecycle of M&A transaction activities, as well as providing post-acquisition support for operating efficiencies. Jim began his career in sales and engineering at a chemical processing and manufacturing company. He holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University.