James Shepherd

James Shepherd

Chief Financial Officer, CWT

Minnetonka, MN 55305

Phone (414) 332-7834

Property Types
Hospitality
Bio
James Shepherd is Chief Financial Officer, and a member of the Executive Leadership Team appointed on 1 July 2023. Immediately prior to this, James was Senior VP Corporate Finance responsible for the delivery of analysis, decision support, and leadership of Financial Planning and Analysis as well as the Finance Business partnerships to the global operating functions of CWT. James brings more than 20 years senior leadership experience in the areas of finance, strategy, and operational excellence, delivering shareholder value and strategic impact for Fortune 500 companies. He joined CWT via Medtronic, where he served as the VP of Strategy and Transformation for Global Operations and Supply Chain. Before Medtronic, James held leadership roles at Deloitte, Navigant Capital Advisors, and IBM where he led global mergers & acquisitions, and transformed operating models within investment banking, and corporate restructuring and strategy consulting.
Education
Northwestern University (M.B.A) Analytical Finance; Management & Strategy/ Analytical Consulting Miami University ( B.S.) Finance & Economics