James Walsh is formerly the Senior Vice President and CIO for the U.S. and Latin American region of WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff. Based in New York, Jim is responsible for delivering technology and innovation across all business sectors, and for standardizing, integrating and growing the regional business as part of the firm’s executive management team. Jim has more than 30 years of experience in corporate management, IT operations and management consulting. During his career he has held senior management positions at several Fortune 500 corporations as well as small software and consulting firms. His business experience extends across a wide range of services, including pharmaceuticals, health care, consumer products, engineering, construction, management consulting, media and telecommunications. Jim earned his master’s degree in business administration from the Sloan School of Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a bachelor’s degree in finance and business law from Temple University.