Jim D. Awad is Chairman of W.P. Stewart Asset Management (NA), Inc. He has thirty-eight years of experience in the investment management business and most recently was Chairman of Awad Asset Management, an investment advisory firm that he founded in 1992 and which is now a subsidiary of Raymond James Financial, Inc. Mr. Awad began his career in investment management as a Portfolio Manager at Channing Management (1969–1972), continuing at Neuberger Berman (1972-1975) and at First Investors (1976–1980), before joining Breen Murray and Co. Mr. Awad was President of BMI Capital from 1980 to 1992. He is a frequent guest speaker on CNBC, CNN, Fox Satellite, CNNFN, Bloomberg Financial News, Reuters and the BBC. Mr. Awad received his BS (Commerce) from Washington and Lee University and his MBA from Harvard University. He is a member of the Economic Club of New York.