James Attwood serves as a Senior Advisor at The Carlyle Group and chairman of Syniverse Technologies.
14 Facts About James Attwood
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James Attwood is a former investment banker at Goldman Sachs and EVP of Verizon Communications.
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James Attwood was a major donor to Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign and Joe Biden's 2020 presidential campaign.
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James Attwood started his career as an investment banker for Goldman Sachs, where he worked in New York and Tokyo for eleven years.
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James Attwood subsequently served as the Executive Vice President for Strategy, Development and Planning for Verizon Communications and GTE Corporation for four years.
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James Attwood joined The Carlyle Group in 2000, where he is a Senior Advisor.
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James Attwood joined the board of directors of Nielsen Holdings in 2006 and was appointed its chairman in 2016.
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James Attwood stepped down in October 2022 when Nielsen was taken private.
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James Attwood serves as chairman of the board of directors of Syniverse.
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James Attwood joined the Dean's Advisory Board for Harvard Law School in 2010.
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James Attwood currently serves as chair of the Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts in Katonah, New York and Chairs the New York PBS station group WNET and Friends of MVY Radio, operator of the public radio station WMVY on Martha's Vineyard.
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James Attwood serves as a member of the Global Board of The Nature Conservancy.
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James Attwood is a major donor to the Democratic Party, and donated to Correct the Record, a Super PAC which supported Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign.
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James Attwood donated to Priorities USA Action, another pro-Hillary Clinton Super PAC, as well as to the Hillary Victory Fund and Hillary for America.