Jim Thacher - Director of Sales and Strategic Accounts

Jim Thacher is Director of Sales for Hemsley Fraser Group, Inc. and is responsible for all aspects of sales and customer relations, including commercial and Federal client needs.

Prior to joining Hemsley Fraser, Jim was with the Forum Corporation, where he served as National Account Director for both Strategic Account Management and new business development in the company’s Southeast Region.

Prior to joining Forum in 1997, Jim was a senior vice president and held several positions at the Hong Kong Shanghai Banking Corporation of North America, including Director of Marketing and Head of Corporate Training and Development. He also served as a senior consultant and training manager at both Prudential Insurance and J.C. Penney.

Jim earned his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science at Muhlenberg College and pursued a master’s degree at Columbia University in Organizational Development. Jim is also a Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) and holds General Principles (series 24) and General Securities (Series 7) Licenses. Jim believes in the importance of providing insight along with information. He meets clients where they are and invests in them and their priorities, never over-engineering solutions or making them too large or complex. Jim believes in the value of teamwork. The baseball teams he coaches learn what his clients learn—Jim knows how to inspire with energy and creativity, achieve results through hard work and how to make the learning experience fun for everyone.