Patrice James

Head of Diversity & Inclusion, Head of Public Finance Operations at Build America Mutual Assurance Company

Patrice James is BAM’s Head of Diversity and Inclusion, and Head of Public Finance Operations. She joined BAM in 2013 and was previously Vice President, Business Operations at Financial Guaranty Insurance Co., where she managed the public and structured finance operations team, and a senior analyst at Genworth Financial. She is a former member of the General Electric Co. Women’s Network, where she served as chair and co-chair of various philanthropic community initiatives for women, and a former member of Parents of Children of Color at the Dalton School in New York City.