Jim is the Founder and Managing Partner of McCarvill Capital Partners and focuses on distribution on the East Coast and select additional geographies. Prior to forming MCP, Jim was Co-Managing Partner and Head of the Americas and Real Assets for First Avenue Partners. For seven years prior to that, Jim was a Partner at C.P. Eaton Partners responsible for fundraising primarily for real asset funds. He also worked in the fundraising groups of Lehman Brothers, Banc of America and Farrell Marsh where he raised capital over a wide range of offerings. Jim earned an MBA in Finance from Fordham University and a B.E. in Chemical Engineering from Manhattan College.