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Thomas A. James, chairman and chief executive officer of Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE-RJF), and chairman of its subsidiary, Raymond James & Associates, Inc., member New York Stock Exchange/SIPC, graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College in 1964 and from Harvard Business School in 1966, where he was a Baker Scholar and graduated with high distinction. He also holds a Juris Doctor from Stetson College of Law, St. Petersburg, Florida, and passed the Certified Financial PlannerÒ exam in 1978.
Mr. James is a member of the board of Cora Health Services and has previously served on the boards of several public companies. In addition to the positions he holds in affiliated firms, Mr. James is the chairman of The Financial Services Roundtable (2007). He is a past chairman of the board of the Securities Industry Association (now SIFMA), the Southern District of the SIA, the Raymond James Bank, FSB and of Heritage Family of Funds (subsidiaries of Raymond James Financial, Inc.,) the District 7 Business Conduct Committee of the National Association of Securities Dealers, and a past president of the Florida Security Dealers Association. He has also served on the Regional Firms Committee and the Nominating Committee of the New York Stock Exchange. Mr. James is chairman of the Florida Council of 100 and president of the board of trustees of The Salvador Dal? Museum. He is on the Board of Dean’s Advisors at Harvard Business School, the board of the International Tennis Hall of Fame, and is the chairman of the Chi Chi Rodriguez Youth Foundation. He is a past chairman of the Florida Council of Economic Education. In addition, Mr. James has been an active participant in the United Way of Pinellas County as a member of the board of directors and as founding chairman of the organization’s Alexis de Tocqueville Society and the 1995 Pinellas County campaign. He is a past member of the board of Junior Achievement of Pinellas County and has served as Commodore of the Treasure Island Tennis & Yacht Club.
Chairman and CEO of Raymond James Financial, Inc.,
St. Petersburg, Florida
Business Committee for the Arts, Inc. – Director, 2004-2005
Eckerd College – Board of Trustees, 1985-91, 1995; Vice-Chairman, 1991
The Financial Services Roundtable – Chairman, 2007; Chairman-Elect, 2006; Board Member, 2002 - present
Florida Council on Economic Education – Board Member, 1988-91, 1994-98; Chairman,
1997-98
Florida Council of 100 –Chairman, 2007; Board Member, 1992-present; Executive Committee Member, 1995-96
Florida Securities Dealer’s Association – President, 1982
Free Enterpriser of the Year Award from Florida Council on Economic Education, 2004
Harvard Business School Executive Council, 1982
Harvard Business School Club of Florida’s West Coast – President, 1977-78
Harvard Club of Florida’s West Coast – President, 1971-72
Harvard Board of Alumni, 1971
Harvard Business School Citizen of the Year, 1988
Harvard Business School Board of Dean’s Advisors, 2005-2009
Junior Achievement of Pinellas County Board, 1989
National Association of Securities Dealers – District 7 Business Conduct Committee – Chairman, 1991
New York Stock Exchange, Regional Firms Committee, 1981-84, Nominating Committee,
1995-96
Pinellas County Art Council “Friend of the Arts” Award, 1987
The Salvador Dali Museum – Board of Trustees, 1987-present; President, 1994-present
Securities Industry Association (now SIFMA) – Chairman, 1992
Securities Industry Association – Board Member, 1983-85, 1991-93
Securities Industry Association – Southern District Chairman, 1981
St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce Board of Governors, 1989-91
Introduced “The Stock Market Game” to Florida, 1978
United Way of Pinellas County Board Member, 1987-95; Campaign Chairman, 1995
Corporate Board Memberships
ABA Industries, Inc., 1969-1983
Arbor Health Care, 1985-1997
Cora Health Services, 1997-present
Comprehensive Software Systems, Inc., 1999-present
Heritage Family of Mutual Funds – Chairman, 1985-2007
Home Shopping Network, 1989-1992
Imco Recycling, Inc., 1995-1998
H. Miller and Sons, Inc., 1970-1983
OSI Restaurant Partners, Inc., 2002-2007
Raymond James Bank, FSB, 1994-2007
World of Science, Inc., 1992-2001
Education
Harvard College – Harvard Scholar, magna cum laude, B.A. 1964
Harvard Business School – Baker Scholar, high distinction, MBA 1966
Stetson College of Law, JD 1969
Certified Financial PlannerÒ, 1978
Other Interests and Hobbies
Tennis, golf, guitar, art collecting (particularly Southwestern United States), skiing, reading
Member – Chief Executives’ Organization, Feather Sound Country Club, Treasure Island Tennis & Yacht Club, Bayou Club, Roaring Fork Country Club, Snowmass Country Club |
