Jim Garrity has served as CEO of CMB since 2017; he previously led CMB’s Financial Services Practice for 10 years. As CEO, Jim has successfully navigated CMB through an acquisition and a pandemic, while creating a blueprint to help strengthen and deepen client relationships at every level of engagement. Jim’s leadership has positioned CMB as one of the top research consultancies. Through his efforts, CMB will continue its positive growth trajectory and is set to:

• Fuse the power of human intelligence and technology to help clients engage, innovate, and grow
• Make a community impact by giving back to organizations through professional engagement, personal time, and financial support
• Become the employer of choice as a premier insights and strategy consultancy

Jim serves on the boards of CMB, ITA Group and the Marketing Research Education Foundation, the latter of which provides the most marginalized children in the world with access to high-quality education.  Jim is also an active member of several charitable organizations, including Tech Goes Home and Sandy Hook Promise. Jim earned both his B.S. and his M.B.A. from Babson College.