Jim F. Burr is the co-head of global financial services at Carlyle and sits on the board of directors at CAPTRUST.
Jim is deeply involved with Carlyle’s entire financial services portfolio and currently serves on the boards of Hilb Group, CFGI, PIB Group, Hurst Point, NSM Insurance Group Vantage, CAPTRUST, and TCW.
Before joining Carlyle in 2008, he served in several senior positions at Wachovia Bank. As its corporate treasurer from 2006 to 2008, he was responsible for all activities relating to funding, investing, risk transference, balance sheet management, liquidity, and capital usage. In his time at Wachovia, he also served as assistant treasurer, controller of the Corporate and Investment Bank, product controller of Treasury/Balance Sheet Management, and a structured products and mortgage analyst. Jim began his career at Ernst & Young, where he was a CPA focused on banking and computer audit issues.
Education
- Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from Appalachian State University