James Donovan (also known as Jim Donovan) lives with his wife Christy, his two daughters, two sons and his mother. A dedicated runner, he runs in road races to raise money for causes he cares about like cancer prevention and treatment. James Donovan has been written about in a number of publications, including Fortune Magazine and Harvard Alumni Magazine. Outside of Investment Banking, Jim Donovan serves as a professor at the University of Virginia School of Law where he teaches classes on corporate strategy and leadership.
From a Recent 'Harvard Law Bulletin'
Charlie Munger gave up law to pursue his fortunes as an investor. Jim Cramer never even tried to be a lawyer, and went straight to Wall Street. Jim Donovan and Todd Buchholz saw law school as an imperative step on the road to a successful business career. Sean Healey, who once dreamed of teaching law, discovered his place was in the investment world instead.
But these five HLS alumni would never say they abandoned their legal training. They just redirected it toward the place they each found more alluring: the world of high finance.
Today, they have nearly 100 years of combined experience in investing and business, and have been responsible for billions of dollars in assets. Each is wealthy in his own right and has, directly or indirectly, helped others to become quite comfortable too. And while each is at a different place in his career--one is more than half a century out of HLS, another not even ten years--all share an appetite for taking big risks for big gains. Yet, they also possess the coolheaded confidence that is essential when millions are at stake on a regular basis and market fluctuations send shivers down Wall Street...
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