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Jim joined Gryphon in 2018 and is Head of the Business Development Group. In his role, Jim focuses on originating new platform investments, sourcing add-on acquisitions for existing portfolio companies and managing the firm’s intermediary relationships. He is primarily focused on the Business Services and Industrial Growth sectors.
Prior to joining Gryphon, Jim was an investment banker at Stifel, where he served as a Managing Director in the Financial Sponsors Group. Before that, he was a Director at Wells Fargo and a Vice President at J.P. Morgan. He started his career at Sandler O’Neill & Partners.
EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
B.A., American History, Washington and Lee University
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
Rowayton Civic Association
Washington and Lee University Alumni Association
FIRST CONCERT
The Grateful Dead at Madison Square Garden on 9/15/87