Jim is Baupost’s President and leads the public investment team.  In addition to direct responsibility for the day-to-day activities of the public investment team, he has management oversight of the firm’s investment teams.  He also chairs Baupost’s Management Committee.  Prior to joining Baupost in 2000, Jim was a Vice President in the Special Situations Fund, an affiliate of the Chase Manhattan Bank.  He is a CFA charterholder and has a B.A. in Political Science from the College of the Holy Cross, as well as an MBA from Georgetown University.  Jim is a trustee of the Massachusetts General Hospital, the College of the Holy Cross, and the St. Sebastian’s School.