James G. Jones

Who is James G. Jones?

Mr. Jones spent the majority of his career in a variety of senior

executive level positions at Bank of America and Wells Fargo. In his

roles as President of Direct Banking and Group Executive Vice President

of Consumer Credit at Bank of America, he led the growth of Bank of

America's retail lending operations and significantly expanded the

bank's geographic diversity through an acquisition strategy. During his

tenure at Bank of America, he was successful in growing their online

banking accounts to over 700,000 users, residential mortgage

originations to more than $15 billion in revenues, and mortgage

servicing to more than $40 billion in loans.

As Executive Vice President of Consumer Credit at Wells Fargo for

more than 15 years, Mr. Jones was responsible for a number of

significant accomplishments, including the growth of mortgage

originations and servicing, and the development of the first hybrid

adjustable rate mortgage product offering. In addition, he managed the

largest bank auto lease portfolio in the country, building it into one

of Wells Fargo's most profitable units.

More recently, Mr. Jones was Vice Chairman of Credit and Risk

Management at Providian Financial in San Francisco where he stabilized

credit performance and accelerated offshore outsourcing initiatives.

Prior to his role as Vice Chairman, he served as President of Providian

International operations where he grew their UK and Argentina divisions

to loan portfolios of $650 million and $150 million, respectively.

Mr. Jones earned an M.B.A. from the University of Kansas, an M.A.

from the University of Nebraska, and a B.A. from Washburn University.