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Executive at DAI GEO US
Experience
- DAIPresident and Chief Executive Officer2009 — 2025
- DAIBoard of Directors / Board of Managers (Former)2009 — 2025
- DAIDirector / Chair, DAI Group Subsidiary & Affiliate Boards2006 — 2025Global
- DAIPresident & COO2006 — 2009
- DAIEarlier Leadership, Operational and Technical Roles1985 — 2007
- FMCConsulting Managing Director, Indonesian Raw Material Operations1995 — 1997Indonesia
- Michigan State UniversityGraduate Research and Teaching, Michigan State University1978 — 1982
Skills & more
Board GovernanceStrategy Development & ExecutionEmployee OwnershipEnterprise Risk ManagementInvestment StrategiesRegulatory ComplianceCorporate GovernanceFinancial OversightCEO LeadershipTalent & Succession StrategyGlobal OperationsMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)
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Organizational LeadershipOrganizational TransformationCrisis ManagementEnvironmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)International BusinessEmerging MarketsInternational DevelopmentPublic-private PartnershipsPrivate Sector DevelopmentPolicy AnalysisInternational RelationsEconomicsFrom James's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is James Boomgard?
- Executive Officer, Director at DAI GEO US
- Where does James Boomgard work?
- James Boomgard is Executive at DAI GEO US.
- Where did James Boomgard go to school?
- James Boomgard studied at INSEAD (IEP); Michigan State University (Ph.D.); The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (N/A, Economics).
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Also attended Miami University268
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Shared employers
Also worked at DAI9
Deborah FairlambInvestor at Green FlagClaudine EmeottPartner, Impact Fund at Salesforce VenturesRonInvestor at Centre for Local Business Development – entrepreneurship acceleratorsLillian AlexanderDirector of Impact at Mercy Corps VenturesZinhle PhakathiCommunity Engagement Specialist at Founders Factory AfricaAnay ShahGeneral Partner at Stepchange
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Also worked at FMC17
Albert J. RobichaudPartner at Cure VenturesPaul-Josef PattFounding Partner at eCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERSJim BlomeVenture Partner, Agriculture at Builders VCMark BrooksInvestor at Syngenta Group VenturesGary SurvisInvestor at Insight PartnersJeremy SchneckFounder at Trackstar
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Also worked at Michigan State University53
Kevin NovakFounder at Rackhouse Venture Management LpHemkesh AgrawalHead of Engineering at Redbud VCKimberly RenoPartner, CFO, CCO at Renaissance Venture CapitalJake StanderferController at Michigan Capital NetworkKalina FosterPlatform Manager at Michigan Capital NetworkRoger JansenHealth Moonshot Impact Board at StartUp Health
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