Advisory Board Member Profile
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James Metzger
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Lee Hecht Harrison
Chief Financial Officer 
Area of Expertise
Digital Transformation, Innovation Tools to Automate Processes
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James (Jim) Metzger is a former “Big 4” financial executive with over 25-years of experience serving as a business partner to the executive team, Board of Directors, and sponsors. He has served as a CFO/COO in private equity and turnaround situations for over a decade. Jim has a strong reputation for identifying and leveraging key drivers of business and financial performance in start-up, turnaround, and high-growth organizations. He is also an expert in managing non-financial operational functions including Human Resources, Information Technology, Legal, Compliance, Quality Assurance, Risk Management, Performance Improvement, and Sales Administration.
Jim has served as the Chief Financial Officer and/or SVP – Business Operations (COO) in the portfolio companies of private equity firms such as Norwest Equity Partners, Halyard Capital, H.I.G. Capital, The Gores Group, and Patriarch Partners. He has focused his career on the technology, healthcare, financial services, professional services, and non-profit sectors, both domestically and internationally. As a consultant, he has completed engagements at Fortune 500 companies such as AIG, Citibank, Morgan Stanley, American Express, and Fleet Bank (now Bank of America). Jim graduated from Baldwin-Wallace College in Berea, OH with a B.S. in Mathematics and History Education. He earned a Professional Certificate in Accounting from New York University and completed an Advanced Management Program for CFOs through the Wharton School of Business. He also holds an MBA in finance and international business that was jointly conferred by the NYU-Stern School of Business, London School of Economics, and HEC School of Management in Paris.
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