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Jim was born in Massapequa, Long Island and attended SUNY Binghamton where he worked to put himself through college. Upon graduation with a BS in accounting, Jim joined the New York office of Arthur Andersen. He met his wife Pam, also a CPA, who joined the Chicago office of Arthur Andersen upon graduation from Depaul University, at a training class in St. Charles, Illinois. After meeting Jim, Pam, who was born in Urbana, Illinois, transferred to the New York office of Arthur Andersen. They were married and moved to an apartment in Park Slope, one block from Prospect Park. In 1991 Jim and Pam moved to Westport where they started a family.
In 1987, after three years at Arthur Andersen, Jim joined Goldman Sachs and worked at their office in downtown Manhattan in the financial reporting department for seven years. In 1994, Jim moved to the more geographically desirable GE Capital office in Stamford. Jim worked in various roles including finance manager where he was responsible for International Business Development in Commercial Equipment Finance and traveled extensively all over the globe. Jim became a credit officer for Commercial Equipment Finance/Structured Finance from 1999 through 2006. In 2006 Jim joined CIT Commercial Lending where he was a credit officer responsible for Aerospace & Defense, Commercial Air, Maritime, and Asset Based Lending. In 2019 Jim joined Webster Bank as credit officer for Equipment Finance until his retirement in 2024.
Jim and Pam have a daughter Jenny who is 34, married and lives in Richmond, Virginia where she is a Kindergarten teacher and a son Jimmy who is 32 and single and works in marketing/merchandising for Fanatics and lives in Brooklyn.
Jim and Pam are active in Christ in Holy Trinity Church and Jim volunteers for the Gillespie Center. Jim is an avid fitness enthusiast and keeps himself in superb condition. He is also a boater and loves to travel around Long Island Sound in his power boat. Jim was previously a member of the Boating Advisory Committee from 2015 through 2020.
Jim can also be found doing his yard work at his Westport home and taking his dog to Winslow for long walks. Jim is joining the Y’s Men to meet members, participate in the activities, and enjoy the fellowship.
(Interview and Bio by Jeff Rubin)
Thank You:
We thank these Y’s Men who have referred new members in the current fiscal year:
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