James (Jim) is a senior investment banker at Westbury Group LLC, the American member firm of Cognos, with extensive experience in mergers & acquisitions and corporate finance in markets around the world.

Experience

With 30 years in investment banking, James (Jim) Whitcomb has extensive experience advising consumer product and industrial clients on mergers, acquisitions and corporate finance in markets around the world. Prior to joining Cognos USA, Jim worked at a number of investment banking firms, including The Chart Group, Shattuck Hammond Partners, and predecessor firms of JP Morgan Chase. He spent eleven years at Lehman Brothers, where he advised banking clients on strategic matters and directed client coverage of the European consumer products sector in London.

Education

Jim was educated in England, then graduated from Williams College in the United States with a B.A. with Honors in History . He later received an M.B.A. from The Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia. 

Life drives and passions

Jim loves sailing which he enjoys with his family on Long Island Sound and, from time-to-time, in the Caribbean. He enjoys reading history and pursues his longstanding interest in foreign affairs through a charitable organization involved in Haiti, as well as participating in foreign policy organizations based in New York City.

Contact details jim.whitcomb@cognos-global.com Jim Whitcomb