User:JamesNeilHansen/About you

James Neil Hansen lives in Portland, Oregon. He was born June 13, 1955 and graduated from Beaverton High School and Oregon State University. He graduated with 238 hours, mostly in biochemistry, math, and physics but received his degree in Business Administration emphasis marketing.

Jim's early career was a paperboy for the Oregon Journal. During college he worked for Southwestenr Company of Nashville, TN as a door-to-door salesman for six summers. By the time he was 24, he had visited 47 states. After graduation Jim toured Europe for for seven months, and worked as a ski instructor in Berchtesgaden, West Germany.

Jim began his career in finance as a broker with EF Hutton and Co, in 1980, and moonlighted as a ski instructor through 1984. In 1988 he joined Bateman Eichler Hill Richards. In 1996 Jim invested in the company and it was sold to First Union Bank in 2000.

Jim ran for State Representative from the Lake Oswego district in 1998 and 2000 as a Republican.

Since 2000, Jim has invested in and served in management roles in company the fields of biotech, airline, mining, utility financial technology companies. Jim is an instrument rated private pilot, skier, bicyclist and finger-style guitarist.