James Seymour

Mr. Seymour has over 40 years of investment experience in international and emerging markets through 18 years at Bankers Trust living and working in Africa, Asia, Middle East, Europe, and Latin America; 13 years at Commonfund Capital managing private equity funds of funds; 4 years at EMP Global, a Washington based emerging markets private equity firm; and since 2010, with Pontefract Global Strategies, LLC (PGS). PGS advises private equity firms with a focus on social impact investing in frontier emerging markets on global best practices. Examples of past and current relationships are Non-Executive Chairman of a corporate finance boutique firm in Vietnam; Senior Advisor to a private equity firm in Cambodia; Chairman of the Investment Committee of a private equity fund in Haiti; Senior Advisor to private equity funds in Nigeria, Kenya and Bangladesh; Advisor to a mezzanine fund in South Africa; Board Director of a venture capital firm in India; Senior Advisor to an investment company that investments in mixed-use property developments for educational institutions in Africa; and Board Director of a public securities fund in Africa.

He has served on 18 international, emerging market, and U.S. private equity fund advisory boards. Mr. Seymour also is active in pro-bono work as board member of Social Enterprise Greenhouse, an accelerator in Providence, Rhode Island; the Advisory Council of the International Business Program at Bryant University and mentor/coach to numerous social enterprises as well as young adults. Mr. Seymour is a graduate of Yale University in International Relations and Harvard Business School in International Finance and served four years in the U.S. Navy submarine force.