OFFICERS James M. McCormick, President Jim is president and a founder of First Manhattan Consulting Group. During Jim's 30 years of consulting to financial institutions, he has built expertise in retail and commercial services. His experience in functional disciplines ranges from strategy to acquisitions to marketing to MIS to technology. Jim has given testimony to the U.S. Senate Banking Committee and has appeared over 150 times as a speaker before various financial services industry groups. Association speeches include the Bankers Roundtable, American Bankers Association (ABA), Bank Marketing Association (BMA), Bank Administration Institute (BAI), Consumer Banking Association (CBA), New York State Bankers Association (NYSBA), Institute of International Bankers (IIB), Robert Morris Association (RMA), and others. He has appeared on CNN, CNBC, and other television venues. He is widely quoted in national publications including: Institutional Investor, The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, The New York Times, Business Week, Fortune, The American Banker, Euromoney, United States Banker, Bankers Magazine, Time, and others. Jim’s philanthropic activities relate primarily to education, including: Teach for America Board of Directors Vice Chairman of the Engineering College Council at Cornell University Board member and member of the Executive Committee for Mercy College Jim holds master's and bachelor's degrees with honors from Cornell University.  Jim's primary hobby is racing sports cars.  He has raced in the Daytona 24 hour and Sebring 12 hour races and has won the HSR Porsche Championship in 2003, 2006, and 2007.