James Tompkins

About James Tompkins

James Tompkins is founder of Board Evaluation Services and Professor of Finance at Kennesaw State University. He is also a founding member of the University’s Corporate Governance Group where he served as Director of Board Advisory Services from and became its Director in 2016. He is also an advisor in Corporate Governance for the Cox Family Enterprise Center, and has both for profit and non-profit Board experience in leadership capacities.James has been working with Boards and Senior Management in a variety of in-depth corporate governance consulting assignments since He has provided Corporate Governance expert witness/litigation support in several high-profile cases including among others Enron, J.P. Morgan (London Whale), Diebold (accounting restatements), Sprint (Sprint-Nextel merger), Colonial BancGroup (FDIC quote: “the most expensive Bank failure in U.S. History”), and Poe Insurance (Department of Financial Services quote: “the largest insurance insolvency in Florida’s history”). Other cases have also included restaurant franchise, healthcare, energy, technology, and other industries. In 2010, NACD’s Directorship listed James as one of 34 “People to Watch” in corporate governance. In the article, the NACD recognized “a short list of movers and shakers who merit serious attention as potential boardroom influentials”. His experience with Boards and top Management includes facilitating and developing optimal governance policies and practices, designing and teaching corporate governance education seminars, designing the processes and conducting Board and Committee evaluations, and advising on other corporate governance issues unique to the client. James has governance-consulting experience with both public and private firms, nonprofit companies, and family businesses. His Board experience includes serving as Lead Independent Director, chairing both Compensation and Finance Committees as well as serving on Executive and Governance Committees. James has published in the area of corporate governance in both journals and practitioner outlets such as NACD’s Directorship, Directors and Boards, and Family Business Magazine. He is an active academic researcher in corporate governance and corporate finance and has authored both research papers and cases in these areas.

Experience

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   Jul 2013 — Present

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Education

• The Ohio State University

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Finance

  1989 — 1994

• United States Merchant Marine Academy

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Marine Transportation

  1975 — 1979

• The Wharton School

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Finance

  1984 — 1986

Skills

• Analysis
• Research
• Access
• Corporate Finance
• Governance
• Economics
• Accounting
• Microsoft Office
• Finance
• Financial Analysis
• Data Analysis
• Higher Education
• Public Speaking
• Microsoft Word
• Team Leadership
• Executive Management
• Statistics
• Teaching
• Powerpoint
• Corporate Governance