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February 22, 2008
About James Tunkey
James Tunkey is an Asia specialist with 15 years of experience assessing risks in the region and in less economically developed countries worldwide.
At I-On, James develops and supports the CEO and international office heads implement corporate strategy, while also heading the company´s risk and security consultancy practice in the Western hemisphere. His responsibilities include the oversight of projects conducted on behalf of American clients overseas. James has advised the chief risk officers, chief investment officers, and corporate counsel of Tier-1 financial institutions, hedge and Ivy League pension funds, energy companies, and manufacturers of high value goods from pharmaceuticals to communications equipment.
This advice has often been informed by groundbreaking primary research James has conducted of the frequency and impact of operational risk events (e.g., fraud, intellectual property theft, terrorism, natural disasters, corruption) that have occurred in Asia since 1945.
It is also informed by James´ expertise leading major inquiries into (i.) State sponsored theft of technology (ii.) multi-billion dollar frauds at public and private institutions and (iii.) the ties of military and organized crime to business.
Prior to being assigned to New York, James lived and worked in Asia for 12 years. While in Asia, he completed his B.A. in Chinese Studies at the University of Buffalo´s language program at Capital Normal University in Beijing. While there, he earned his M.B.A. through TRIUM, a joint program of NYU Stern School of Business, London School of Economics and Political Science, and HEC School of Business in Paris. While still in Asia, James also was a participant in the United Nations sponsored Corruption Control & Organizational Integrity Program at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, and Hong Kong University´s Advanced Law Enforcement Interviewing Techniques Course. James is conversant in Mandarin, a Permanent Resident of Hong Kong, and has extensive experience covering East Asia.
James is a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE). His affiliations include:
» Professional Risk Managers International Association New York Chapter Regional Director, and former Hong Kong Chapter Regional Director
» Member of PRMIA´s Regional Directors´ Standards Committee
» Member of the Board of Directors of the International Council of the Life Sciences
» Member of the Board of Directors of the World Water Center
» Member of the Council on Foreign Relations (Term 2005-2010)
» Member of the International Institute for Strategic Studies
» Member of the American Society for Industrial Security
» Associate Member of the International Organization of Asian Organized Crime Investigators & Specialists.
Posted by jtunkey at February 22, 2008 05:28 AM
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