Mr. James R. Porter

James R. Porter, ACA, JIEB, CIRA, CPE is a senior managing director in Accordion Partners?s Turnaround & Restructuring Practice in Charlotte, N.C. He has 30 years of experience working with clients across multiple industries, but he has focused on health care for the last 15 years. Mr. Porter has a broad range of experience in helping organizations solve problems involving the complicated interactions of business processes, workforce and regulatory matters. He has worked in the U.K. and the U.S. in both formal (e.g., chapter 11 bankruptcy) and informal (e.g., workout) situations. In addition to his C-level advisory experience, Mr. Porter has served in management capacities as CFO and treasurer at a number of distressed hospitals. Prior to joining Accordion Partners, he was a senior manager at ToneyKorf Partners, where he was involved in numerous situations involving merger activity with distressed hospitals. Prior to that, he was a principal in Grant Thornton?s Restructuring practice, where he was responsible for all aspects of the client lifecycle, from relationship development through the execution of complex, transformational initiatives that drove significant operational improvements for his clients. Mr. Porter?s consulting career has spanned numerous industries, including health care, manufacturing and telecom. He received his B.S. in mechanical engineering from Nottingham University, U.K.