Jim Bland is a Partner at Nextgen Growth Partners. He possess expertise in strategy, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, due diligence, management and 35 more skills. Colleagues describe him as "I became acquainted with Jim Bland six years ago. I work with many middle market private equity investors to assess CEOs of companies in which they are contemplating making major investments. This experience is extremely relevant to my comments below because it is a baseline for comparing Jim to other private equity investors. It’s hard to enumerate Jim’s many superior qualities, but I’ll try. Simply put, he has an uncanny ability to cut through the haze and fog with a laser-like… Show more" and "Jim and I were both LEAD facilitators at Chicago Booth and part of an 8-person team that worked closely together to teach leadership courses to first-year students. Jim is super hard working, creative, ethical, and always willing to help. I was particularly impressed by how dedicated Jim was to his students and the respect he received in turn. It's with real pleasure that I endorse Jim - an all around great team player and friend."