James E. Harris, Jr. (Jay)

Mr. Harris is a Managing Director in the Mergers & Acquisitions Group at Bank of America Securities, where he has been employed since November 2019.  Prior to joining Bank of America Securities, Mr. Harris was a Managing Director in the Mergers & Acquisitions Group at Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, where he was employed for 20 years.  Before joining Wells Fargo Securities, Mr. Harris worked in the Industrials M&A Group for JP Morgan Securities and, prior to business school, he worked at James E. Harris Construction Company, a family-owned business based in Huntersville, NC.  Mr. Harris received a B.A. in History from Davidson College, and an MBA, with honors, from the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago, where he was a Peter May Scholar.  Mr. Harris is a member of Davidson College Presbyterian Church, where he has served as an Elder, Chairman of the Global Missions and Planning Committees, a Sunday school teacher for the Confirmation class, and a youth group small group leader.  Mr. Harris has served as an Assistant Scoutmaster with Troop 58 of the Boy Scouts of America and has been actively involved in Y-Guides and Y-Princesses.  Mr. Harris has served as Co-Chairman of the Fund for Davidson, a member of the Campaign for Davidson, and as Co-Chairman of the Ne Ultra Society for Davidson College.  Mr. Harris’ contact address is 400 Avinger Lane, Davidson, NC  28036. (2024)