Jim Walker

Mr. Walker is the President and Senior Managing Director of Black Diamond Capital Management and is jointly responsible for general management, identifying new investment opportunities and other matters related to the growth, development and success of the firm.  Mr. Walker co-founded Black Diamond in 1996 with Stephen Deckoff and rejoined the firm in 2023.  Mr. Walker is currently a board member for Starwood REIT, Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. and Emeco Group.  Prior to rejoining Black Diamond, Mr. Walker was a managing Partner at Fir Tree Partners and a co-founder of Fir Tree's real estate opportunity funds.  Mr. Walker began his career in investment banking at Kidder, Peabody & Co. and Bear Stearns.  Mr. Walker received his B.S. in Economics from Boston College's School of Management.

Source bdcm.com 2/27/2025