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Jim is President, Chief Operating Officer, Director of Research, and a Senior Consultant with R.V. Kuhns & Associates, Inc. and is located in our Portland office. He joined the firm in 2004. Prior to joining RVK, Jim was the CEO/Executive Director of Oregon's statewide pension system for all employees of state and local governments, police and fire, teachers and higher education, statewide retiree health care insurance program, and statewide 457 deferred compensation program. Jim also served on the five member Oregon Investment Committee, which directed the investment of all statewide funds including the Oregon PERS pension fund, Oregon's 457 Plan and the state's Workers Compensation Fund, all totaling approximately $45 billion. Jim's experience also includes serving as Director of Research for Paine Webber, CIO and Managing Director of PNC Asset Management Group/PNC Advisors, and the deputy director and Chief Operating Officer of PaineWebber's Investment Banking Division. He has served as a trustee on corporate DB and DC plans and is member of the National Association of Business Economists and the Portland City Club. Jim holds a Bachelor of Arts from Carnegie Mellon University, a Master of Public Administration degree from the University of Washington, and Master of Public Policy degree from Harvard University. Jim is a shareholder of the firm. | 