Dinner Speaker
Jim worked
for Goldman Sachs from 1995 until April 2013. He joined Goldman in 1995 as a
partner, Chief Currency Economist and co-head of Global Economics Research.
From 2001 through 2010, he was Chief Economist and head of Economics,
Commodities and Strategy Research (ECS). In September 2010, he became Chairman
of Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM). As Chairman, he was involved in
helping guide all aspects of GSAM’s business around the world.
Prior to joining the firm, Jim was head of research, globally, for Swiss Bank Corporation (SBC) from 1991 to 1995. He joined SBC in 1988. Prior to that, he was with Bank of America and International Treasury Management, a division of Marine Midland Bank.
Jim is the
creator of the acronym BRICs. Together with his colleagues, he has published
much research about BRICs, which has become synonymous with the emergence of
Jim is a
member of the board of the Itinera, and has been on the board of Bruegel since
its creation. He is a member of the UK-India Round Table and the UKIBC. For 8 years until Spring 2013, Jim was
Chairman and remains one of the founding trustees of the London-based charity
SHINE. He is also chairman of the Greater Manchester Local Enterprise
Partnership Advisory Board. Jim serves on the board of Teach for All and a
number of other charities specializing in education.
Jim
previously served as a non-executive director of Manchester United before it
returned to private ownership in 2005.
Jim earned a
degree in economics from
