Jim joined Pomona in 2004 and focuses on secondary investment analysis and deal sourcing. He has fourteen years of private equity experience. Prior to Pomona, he was a vice president in the private equity group at U.S. Trust, where he helped manage several funds making direct investment in venture companies, as well as primary fund investments in other venture capital and LBO funds. Earlier, he spent several years at Bain & Co. in their private equity practice, providing strategic due diligence services to large private equity firms. Jim began his career in investment banking at Credit Suisse. He received an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA degree from Duke University.