James Harmon

Mr. Harmon is Chairman of Harmon & Co. LLC, a financial advisory firm organized in 2001, and Chairman of the Caravel Fund (International) Ltd., an emerging markets fund.

In 2004, Mr. Harmon was elected Chairman of the Board of the World Resources Institute (WRI), a global policy and research institution.

Mr. Harmon served as the Chairman, President and CEO of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) until June 1, 2001. Nominated to a four-year term by President Clinton, Mr. Harmon was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in June 1997. Ex-Im Bank is an independent U.S. government agency that finances the sales of U.S. goods and services to developing countries.

Prior to entering government service in 1997, Mr. Harmon was Chairman and CEO of the investment bank, Schroder Wertheim & Co.

Mr. Harmon is a member of the Board of Directors of Questar Corporation, an integrated gas exploration, distribution and pipeline company. He is a Trustee Emeritus of Brown University and Barnard College. Mr. Harmon is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Mr. Harmon received a B.A. in English Literature from Brown University and an MBA in Finance from Wharton Graduate School, University of Pennsylvania.

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