James Lyght currently serves on the Board of Directors for HOPE 4 Youth and DARTS, contributing to community-focused initiatives since October 2022 and November 2023, respectively. Prior to these roles, James held the position of Vice President at Bremer Bank, where responsibilities included nonprofit, education, healthcare, commercial, and local government banking since June 2021. James' banking career includes experience as an Assistant Vice President and Wealth Management Banker at U.S. Bank from September 2017 to June 2021, and as a Relationship Banker at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from 2015 to October 2017. Earlier in the career, James worked as a Senior Banker II and Loan Officer at U.S. Bank from 2014 to 2015. James holds a Bachelor's Degree in Economics from the University of North Dakota, earned between 2010 and 2014.