James Lambright

During the past decade of extraordinary, dynamic economic events, James Lambright has served at the forefront of the world's most intricate financial issues and emerged as an accomplished leader in deftly handling today's complex, global economic crises. As Chief Investment Officer of Treasury's TARP program, Lambright spearheaded one of the most exhaustive and ambitious economic programs ever implemented in U.S. history, adroitly establishing the people, policies and programs for unprecedented government investment in the ailing American economy. Concurrently, Lambright served as Chairman and President of the U.S. Export-Import Bank, overseeing more than $50 billion in export finance transactions to over 100 countries. He played a critical role in rescuing America's economic health from the financial depths that threatened to derail the global economy and charted a course for growth and stability in the US and around the world.

Today, Lambright is Chief Operations Officer for Sapphire Energy, an innovative company at the forefront of a new industry category -- Green Crude Production. Sapphire's breakthrough technology has already produced fungible transportation fuels -- including octane gasoline, cetane diesel and jet fuel -- all out of algae, sunlight, and carbon dioxide. Renowned for his strategic reasoning, adept leadership, incisive intellect and shrewd observation, James Lambright captivates audiences with his mastery of global financial, policy and energy issues and translates them into powerful, pragmatic perspectives in a compelling, straight-forward style.

SPEAKER TOPICS

The Financial Crisis in Context

The Seduction of Trends

TARP: Its Origins and Evolution

Is the Global Economic Model Broken - or Obsolete?

The Crossroads of Public and Private Finance

A Discussion with Jim Lambright