Board Member: James P. McGinnis

James P. McGinnis, Managing Director, Harbinger Capital Partners

Mr. McGinnis joined the Harbinger Capital Partners investment team in May 2008 as a Managing Director with particular focus on investments in energy, power and utilities. Mr. McGinnis joined from AIG Financial Products Corp., where he played a leadership role in originating and executing that firm’s energy and infrastructure investments from July 2005 until May 2008. Prior to joining AIG, Mr. McGinnis was a Managing Director in Morgan Stanley’s Investment Banking Division, where he worked for twelve years, with primary coverage and execution responsibilities for a broad range of utility and pipeline companies and private equity clients investing in the space. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, Jim was an Associate and Vice President at Goldman Sachs as a member of that firm’s Energy and Telecommunications team. Jim currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Pew Center for Global Climate Change as well as on the Board of Directors of Common Cents (philanthropic sponsor of NYC schoolchildren’s annual Penny Harvest). He holds a BA from Harvard College in Government and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.