James (Jim) Bungerz

James (Jim) Bungerz joined IFS in September 2007 as a Vice President in its Fiduciary Decisionmaking practice. He is based in the company's Newark, NJ office. Jim brings more than 15-years of investment management and research experience to IFS developed from both the buy-side and sell-side in the capital markets. Prior to joining the company, Jim managed a $9 billion fixed income portfolio for defined benefit and defined contribution pension plans and other institutional clients of Times Square Capital Management in New York City. Prior to joining TSCM, Jim served as a research analyst for Barclays Capital and PaineWebber, generating original research and investment recommendations across numerous industries and interfacing with global institutional clients. Jim also served as a Private Placement analyst for New York Life Insurance Company, conducting due diligence and negotiating the principal terms and covenants of varied investment transactions. Jim is also an experienced entrepreneur, having patented and marketed a new labeling system.