James Harmon
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| Born |
James Allen Harmon October 12, 1935 New York City, New York, United States |
| Residence |
Weston, Connecticut, United States |
| Nationality |
 American
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| Alma mater |
Brown University (BA) Wharton School (MBA) |
| Occupation |
Chairman & CIO, Caravel Management |
| Years active | 1959–present |
| Spouse(s) | Jane Harmon (m. 1957) |
| Children | 3 |
| Website | CaravelFund.com |
James A. Harmon (born October 12, 1935 in New York City, New York) is an American fund manager; founder, chairman and chief investment officer of Caravel Management LLC; longtime investment banker; chairman of the World Resources Institute; and chairman of the Egyptian-American Enterprise Fund. He was the 18th chairman and president of the Export–Import Bank of the United States, and has served on numerous public and private boards of directors.
Harmon was born in New York City and raised in Mamaroneck, New York. He earned a BA in English Literature from Brown University in 1957, and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1959. He and his wife, Jane Harmon (né Theaman), were married in 1957 in Scarsdale, New York. His wife is a theatrical producer who has produced Broadway plays, including Driving Miss Daisy and The Last Night of Ballyhoo. Harmon and his wife reside in Weston, Connecticut. They have three children and three grandchildren.
Harmon worked on Wall Street for 38 years. He spent 15 years at broker-dealer New York Hanseatic Corp, and in 1974 he joined investment banking firm Wertheim & Co. as chairman of the investment banking committee. He was vice chairman at Wertheim when he had a chance meeting with old friend and Schroder’s director Alva Way on a flight from London to New York; the ensuing conversation led to Schroder’s acquisition of a half interest of the firm in 1986. The firm was renamed Wertheim Schroder & Co. The transaction allowed Wertheim to stabilize its capital base and gave the firm access to Schroder’s client base in Europe and Asia. In 1990, Wertheim Schroder sold 4.9% non-voting interests to Bank of Boston, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company and Mitsubishi Trust and Banking Corporation, as a way to continue growing without expanding the firm. Harmon served as chairman and CEO of Wertheim Schroder from 1986 until the end of 1995, and was the senior chairman until June 1997. He served on the board of Ames Department Stores starting in 1967, and was named the discount department store’s chairman on December 21, 1987, while continuing to run Wertheim Schroder.
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