Jim is from South Bend Indiana and is a proud graduate of the University of Notre Dame. He and his wife Melinda have 3 children – all of whom are health care professionals (and ND grads!) – including a physician, a veterinarian and a speech pathologist. Jim is President of Walter & Keenan Wealth Management – a registered investment advisor – as well as being the President of the Judd Leighton Foundation which is a private grantmaking foundation based in South Bend. The Foundation has 3 primary grant areas – including education, healthcare and community development. The Foundation has a long history of partnership with Mayo which stretches over 50 years. The focus of these efforts have been primarily related to our interest in Cardiovascular Health and Research – and most recently the Leighton Foundation has been interested in facilitating the commercialization of Mayo intellectual property through our investment in the Benefactor Innovation Fund.