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James Kirk

James Kirk

Analyst - Structured Debt

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    CEO, Founder | Advancing STEM-based innovations for impact

  • Education

    • University of Minnesota - Carlson School of Management

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      MBA Finance

    • University of Notre Dame

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      BA Government and Economics

  • Experience

    • Cargill

      Jan 1995 - Jan 1998
      Analyst - Structured Debt

    • GMAC/Residential Capital Corporation

      Jan 1998 - Jan 2000
      Sr. Analyst - ABS

    • Lazard

      Jun 2000 - Oct 2001
      Sr. Assoc - M&A

    • Touchstone Group, LLC

      Jan 2002 - Jan 2004
      VP - Investment Banker

    • Versant Capital Management, Inc.

      Jan 2004 - Jan 2008
      VP - Head of Portfolio Management

    • The Hartford

      Jan 2008 - Jan 2012
      Director - Alternative Investments

    • Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC

      Jan 2012 - Jan 2013
      Director - Alternative Investments

    • Evolv

      Jan 2015 - Jan 2019
      Managing Partner

    • Mezzosphere

      Jan 2017 - now
      Executive Director

    • Katana AgriScience

      Jan 2019 - now

      • Strategic Advisor, Board Member

        Dec 2022 - now

      • President, Co-Founder

        Jan 2019 - Dec 2022

    • Convergent Bio

      Jun 2023 - now
      Co-Founder, CEO

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)

      CFA Institute