James Allen Harmon

Background

Harmon, James Allen was born on October 12, 1935 in New York City. Son of Bert and Belle (Kirschner) Harmon.

Education

Bachelor in English Literature, Brown University, 1957. Master of Business Administration in Finance, Wharton Graduate School, University Pennsylvania, 1959.

Career

Investment banker New York Hanseatic Corporation, New York City, 1959-1974, senior vice president, 1969-1974. General partner Wertheim & Company, Inc., 1975-1997, vice chairman, 1980-1986. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Schroder Wertheim & Company, Inc., 1986-1996.

Senior chairman Schroder Wertheim & Company Inc., 1996—1997. President, chairman Export-Import Bank United States, 1997—2001. Founder, chairman Harmon & Company, New York City, since 2001, Caravel Management, New York City, since 2004.

Member Council Foreign Relations.

Achievements

• James Allen Harmon has been listed as a noteworthy bank executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chairman board World Resources Institute, since 2004. Board director Questar Corporation. Trustee emeritus Barnard College, Brown University.

Board director Center for Global Development.

Connections

Married Jane Elizabeth Theaman, August 11,1957. Children— Deborah Lynn, Douglas Lee, Jennifer Annual.

Father:

Bert Harmon

Mother:

Belle (Kirschner) Harmon

Spouse:

Jane Elizabeth Theaman

child:

Jennifer Annual Harmon

child:

Deborah Lynn Harmon

child:

Douglas Lee Harmon