Jim McGinty

Vice Chairman

Cambridge Information Group

"Expanding the Content Concept: Deep Indexing for Added Value"

BIOGRAPHY

Jim McGinty was named Vice Chairman of Cambridge Information Group in November 2004, after serving as President of CIG since February of 2000. As Vice Chairman, Jim along with Bob Snyder is responsible for the strategic direction and overall management of all CIG companies.

Jim moved to CIG from CSA (formerly Cambridge Scientific Abstracts), where he was President from 1992 to 2000. While at CSA, Jim led the company to the forefront of Internet publishing. During Jim’s tenure, CSA experienced a three-fold growth in revenue, and its customer base increased by 1200 institutions in over 30 countries.

Prior to joining CSA, Jim spent over 20 years with Dun & Bradstreet. His last assignment was Managing Director D&B North Pacific Business Information Group based in Hong Kong. Jim’s prior assignments at D&B included Field Sales Manager, Director of Product Management, VP National Accounts, VP Market Management, and VP Group Government Marketing with corporate wide marketing and R&D responsibilities in the Federal sector.

Dedicated to the industry, Jim has served on the Board of Directors of the Information Industry Association and NFAIS. Currently, he is a Board member of both MarketResearch.com and Sotheby’s Institute of Art— London.

Jim holds a B.A. and M.B.A. from St. John’s University in New York and received an Honorary Doctorate from his alma mater in 1984. Subsequent to graduating from St. John’s, Jim was commissioned as a Marine Officer and served in Viet Nam. He spent 21 years in the Marine Corps Reserve, retiring as a Colonel. He and his wife Pat reside in Vienna, VA and have three children, Clete, Kyle and Devin.

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