James Seymour

Prior to joining EMP in 2006, Mr. Seymour was with Commonfund Capital, the wholly owned subsidiary of Commonfund which manages its private capital programs.
He had been with Commonfund since June1993.
Previously, Mr. Seymour spent 18 years with Bankers Trust Company in the international banking and corporate finance area including 12 years living and working in Bahrain, Manila, Taipei, Istanbul, and London and more recently was Division Head for the Americas in the Global Assets Department.
He is a member of the Risk Standards Working Group which wrote the Risk Standards for Institutional Investment Managers and Institutional Investors that was completed in November, 1996.
Mr. Seymour received a BA in Political Science from Yale University in 1969 and an MBA in International Finance from the Harvard Business School in 1975.
He also served four years in submarines in the U.S.
Navy.
He is a Certified Financial Planner and a Chartered Financial Analyst.