James Simms
C.F.O., Corporate VP, Treasurer, Secretary & Director
Mr. James A. Simms, also known as Jamie, has been Corporate Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary of Vicor Corp. since April 14, 2008 and its Chief Financial Officer since April 21, 2008. Mr. Simms also served as the Principal Accounting Officer of Vicor Corp. Prior to Vicor, he served as a Managing Director of Needham & Company, LLC and Canaccord Genuity Inc. He served as a Managing Director at Janney Montgomery Scott, LLC. He had been with Canaccord Genuity Inc., where he concentrated on mergers and acquisitions advisory work within the Technology Manufacturing Solutions and Emerging Growth Semiconductors franchises. He joined Canaccord in 1997 to establish a formal Mergers and Acquisitions practice. He served as a Co-Head of Canaccord until 2001. Prior to Canaccord, Mr. Simms served as a Vice President of Robertson Stephens. Previously, he had been with PriceWaterhouse and Smith Barney, Harris Upham. He has been a Director of Vicor Corp., since April 21, 2008. He served as an Independent Director of PAR Technology Corporation from October 2001 to May 22, 2014. He served as a Member of the executive board at New England Chapter of the American Electronics Association. He is a frequent speaker on financial topics and trends and a contributor to industry journals. Mr. Simms holds a Master of Business Administration degree from The Wharton Graduate School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Virginia.