James T. Keane
Managing Director

Main: 212.603.5440
Mobile: 917.509.9821
Fax: 866.403.0101
james.keane@rhies.com

1290 Avenue of the Americas, 5th Floor
New York, NY 10104

James “Jim” Keane is a Managing Director specializing in C-level executive and senior level Financial, Accounting and Audit function searches. During his career, Jim has focused primarily on the financial services industry, across corporate banking, alternative investments and private equity, most recently consulting with investor clients to provide information on existing and proposed portfolio investment activity.

In his chief financial officer, chief administration officer and strategic planning roles, Jim served the full range of corporate functional divisions, working extensively with Product, Sales, Marketing, Legal, Operations and Technology, managing day-to-day and longer-term strategic business issues.

Experience
Jim has over 30 years of business experience. During his most recent eight years as Executive Director of Morgan Stanley, he successfully integrated eight distinct hedge fund businesses into the Morgan Stanley franchise. He also managed $2.5 billion of private equity, working as Division CFO and Chief Administration Officer.

Prior to Morgan Stanley, Jim held numerous CFO, controller, strategic planning and product manager roles across top-tier global financial institutions, including Citibank and JP Morgan.

At Citibank, Jim served as the Deputy Division Executive for the $1.8 billion Global Cash and Trade business. He was responsible for strategic planning across global regions, with extensive European, Latin American and Asian travel. Earlier, he served as Controller of Citibank’s Latin American Investment Bank, with direct responsibility for all financial, accounting, tax and regulatory reporting and planning across Latin America.

Jim started his professional career in public accounting as a CPA with KPMG Peat Marwick.

Based in the firm’s New York City office, Jim conducts searches throughout the continental United States.

Personal and Professional Activities
Jim is a member of the Financial Executive Institute and has been a member of the New York State and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He also has served as chairman of multiple committees with his local parish and community organizations.

Jim earned an MBA in Finance from the Hagan Graduate School of Business, Iona College and a BS in Accounting and Computer Management from Fordham University.

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