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Jim Clair

 

Background

Mr. Clair’s career spans over 30 years, split between managing privately-held companies, mostly in the healthcare space, and non-partisan positions in the public sector.

Mr. Clair currently serves as Chief Executive Officer of Goold Health Systems, a healthcare management company where he is responsible for all operational, financial and strategic business issues. Goold was recognized in 2007 by INC Magazine as one of its 5,000 fastest-growing, privately-held firms. Mr. Clair has focused particularly on refining GHS’ project management approach, enhancing its application development process, maximizing operational efficiencies and increasing its business development capacity.

He also currently serves as the President of Goold Health Analytics, LLC, a sister company to GHS that provides clinical and program integrity services in the healthcare space.

Mr. Clair is also Partner in a management company that invests in small and micro businesses in Maine.

Prior to joining GHS, Mr. Clair accumulated over seventeen years of public sector experience with his previous employer, the Maine State Legislature. Serving on the non-partisan staff during his entire tenure, Mr. Clair focused on fiscal matters, having served as the chief-of-staff for the Joint Standing Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs, then Director of the Office of Fiscal and Program Review. He culminated his tenure at the State House as the Executive Director of the Legislative Council, serving in effect as the COO for major administrative duties, including one phase of a major renovation to the historic Capitol building.

Education

Mr. Clair holds a Master of Public Administration degree from Syracuse University, a Master of Science degree from the State University of New York and a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Massachusetts.

Family

He resides in China, Maine with his wife and two daughters.

Activities

• Chair, Maine Consensus Economic Forecasting Commission (March 2011 to present)
• Member, Maine Children’s Growth Council (October 2008 to present)
• Member, HealthReach Network Board of Directors (October 2008 to present)
• Member, University of New England’s President’s Roundtable (September 2008 to present)
• Member, Maine’s Business Roundtable on Early Childhood Investment (June 2008 to present)
• Member, Kennebec Valley Community College General Advisory Council (September 2006 to present)