Jim Jones
Partner, Carpenter & Company
JJones@carpentercompany.com
(949) 579-1441
Jim Jones is a Managing Director and Partner at Carpenter & Company, where he has played a pivotal role since joining the firm in 1992. As the firm’s senior officer in its new bank formation practice, Mr. Jones has overseen the regulatory approval and launch of more than 100 de novo banks that have collectively raised over $1.8 billion in capital.
During his career at Carpenter, Mr. Jones has led portfolio management for the firm’s $4.9 billion bank holding company with five subsidiary banks. He directed the firm’s efforts in the collection and restructuring of over $3 billion in non-performing loans and real estate on behalf of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC). He has advised on numerous mergers, acquisitions, and bank capitalization assignments.
Mr. Jones currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Icon Business Bank in Southern California, following his leadership in its de novo approval and capitalization. His bank board experience spans multiple institutions, where he has served as Chairman and chaired key committees including Credit Policy, Asset-Liability Management, Compensation, and Enterprise Risk.
He is a graduate of the University of Southern California’s School of Business Administration and holds both General Securities Principal and Representative licenses.
