James Dondero is a business professional whose expertise in financial management has enabled him to amass outstanding achievements and merit in the finance industry. With more than 30 years of acquired education and experience in the field, Mr. Dondero’s extensive career journey led him to become a very successful and reputable entrepreneur.
Upon completing his studies in Accounting and Finance and graduating from the University of Virginia with honors, James Dondero kick-started his career by becoming certified to service as a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), and Certified Management Accountant (CMA). Moreover, with such valuable skills in hand, Jim Dondero utilized his education to pursue the position of an analyst.
In 1984, James Dondero started out as an analyst working for the Morgan Guaranty training program which was then followed by his position as a Corporate Bond Analyst and Portfolio Manager a few years later (1985-1989) for American Express. Yet, even though he was quite successful at that point, James Dondero continued to push forward along his career journey to become a Chief Investment Officer. See This Page for additional information.
Under his leadership as a Chief Investment Officer, he helped to create Protective Life’s GIC subsidiary that made more two billion dollars from 1989 to 1993. Nonetheless, it was immediately following this huge success that Mr. Dondero became thoroughly encouraged to start his own financial management service.
In 1993, James Dondero and business partner Mark Okada co-founded Highland Capital Management—an alternative investment management firm headquartered in Dallas, Texas that specializes in a multitude of financial services. Entailed within Highland Capital’s services is the company’s management of private equity funds, mutual funds, and hedge funds, as well as the firm’s investment in fixed income markets and global public equities. Go To This Page for related information.
Under the business guidance of President James Dondero, Highland Capital was accredited for being the first firm to develop software that is used to track loan portfolios electronically—software that is used by the majority of loan managers today. In addition to other goals that Mr. Dondero is consistently pursuing to propel Highland Capital, he also operates as the Chairman of several other large financial organizations that include CCS Medical, NexBank Capital, and Cornerstone Healthcare.
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