Jim A. Himes (D-CT) is a committee member of the 116th Congress U.S. House Committee on Financial Services. He is an American businessman and U.S. Representative for Connecticut’s 4th congressional district, serving since 2009. He is a member of the Democratic Party and former Chair of the New Democrat Coalition. In 1995, Himes began working at Goldman Sachs as a banker in Latin America and New York. He was eventually promoted to vice president. In 2007, he was named vice president of the non-profit Enterprise Foundation (currently Enterprise Community Partners), and later began running its metropolitan New York operations. Himes was appointed a Commissioner of the Greenwich Housing Authority in 2002, and served for two years as chairman of the board. He has also served as a board member of Aspira of Connecticut in Bridgeport, a board member of the Fairfield County Community Foundation, and as an advisory board member of Family Assets, LLP of Bridgeport. Himes graduated from Harvard (BA), Oxford (MA).
U.S. House Banking Committee on Financial Services
