Huntington Angels Network is a student-run organization focused on connecting top Northeastern affiliated start-ups with venture capital firms and strategic angel investors for early-stage funding.

MassChallenge is the most startup-friendly accelerator on the planet. No equity and not-for-profit, MassChallenge is obsessed with helping entrepreneurs across any industry. MassChallenge rewards the highest-impact startups through a competition to win a portion of several million dollars in equity-free cash awards. Through its global network of accelerators in Boston, London, Jerusalem, Lausanne and Mexico City and unrivaled access to our corporate partners, MassChallenge has a massive impact - driving growth and creating value the world over.

Founder of financial advisory firm focused on publicly-held and privately-held emerging growth technology, defense electronics, and life sciences companies, as well as venture capital funds and private equity funds. Responsible for assisting entrepreneurs, founders, CEOs, CFOs and Boards of Directors on financing, corporate strategy, business development, strategic alliances, joint ventures and mergers and acquisitions.

First Founders was dedicated to shaping and building early stage business ventures emerging from academic and other institutional research entities in the greater Boston area, such as Boston University, Harvard and WPI. First Founders also provided advisory services to the offices of technology licensing and development at those institutions. FFL was established by a group of experienced business founders and executives whose knowledge and skills could make an important contribution to emerging growth ventures. FFL was also a trusted resource for locating experienced and qualified entrepreneurial talent capable of guiding an early stage venture to a fully functioning business organization.

Country manager responsible for creating and managing all facets of a new investment banking business in Israel in the midst of deteriorating global financial markets and a challenging business environment. Led coverage effort — focused on technology, communications services, defense electronics, general industrial, chemicals, financial institutions and holding companies — to identify, pursue and originate investment banking opportunities in Israel.Advised CEOs, CFOs and Boards of Directors on evaluating strategic opportunities — financing transactions, restructuring, public to private transactions, divestitures, strategic alliances, joint ventures — during a period of extremely difficult business conditions and limited financing options due to uncertainty in global financial markets. Responsible for all of the firm’s investment banking activity in Israel, including client relationships, business profitability and office operations. Supervised and mentored a team of bankers within the global technology group. Coordinated the delivery of client services by the bank’s capital markets desks, industry specialized bankers, research analysts and private bankers located in Israel, Europe and the US.

Led coverage effort to identify and originate investment banking opportunities in Israel. Coverage included technology, life sciences, telecommunications services and defense electronics companies. Accountable for client relationships, transaction execution and business profitability and operations of the Israel investment banking effort.Led presentations to CEOs, CFOs and Boards of Directors. Assisted clients with setting business objectives, helped them translate those objectives into actionable strategies and helped to execute those strategies. As part of that process created and presented strategic alternatives to clients regarding financing, merger and acquisition opportunities.Structured, negotiated and executed a variety of transactions, including public and private placements of equity and debt securities, mergers, acquisitions, tender offers, takeover defenses, joint ventures, strategic alliances and divestitures. Managed all aspects of transaction execution – prospectus drafting, business and financial due diligence investigations, valuation analyses, merger analyses, fairness opinion materials, and proxy materials.Supervised and mentored a team of bankers, and coordinated the delivery of client services by the bank’s capital markets bankers, industry specialized bankers and research analysts located in Israel, Europe and North America.Built and maintained extensive, long lasting client relations that resulted in executing multiple transactions for 14 different clients. Led the Israel market in transactions completed. CIBC World Markets / Oppenheimer participated in more financing transactions in 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000 and was the lead manager of more transactions in 1999 and 2000 than any other investment bank in the Israel market.Completed 53 transactions representing an aggregate value of $5.6 Billion. Generated over $55 Million of banking fees in one calendar year.Widely recognized as subject matter expert on the Israel market.

WSGR is the premier legal advisor to technology, life sciences, and other emerging growth enterprises worldwide. WSGR represents companies at every stage of development, from entrepreneurial start-ups to multibillion-dollar global corporations, as well as the venture firms, private equity firms, and investment banks that finance and advise them. The firm's broad range of services and practice areas are focused on addressing the principal challenges faced by the management, boards of directors, shareholders, and in-house counsel of their clients. During his time at WSGR, Jim worked on a variety of matters, including corporate law and governance issues, public and private offerings of equity and debt securities, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and strategic alliances, technology licensing and other intellectual property transactions, tax, and employee benefits and employment law.