James P. McGinty

Mr. McGinty was named Vice Chairman of CIG in November 2004, after serving as President of CIG since February 2000.
He moved to CIG from CSA (now ProQuest), where he was President from 1992 to 2000.
While at CSA, he led the company to the forefront of Internet publishing.
During Mr. McGinty's tenure, CSA experienced a three-fold growth in revenue, and its customer base increased by 1200 institutions in over 30 countries.
Prior to joining CSA, Mr. McGinty spent over 20 years with Dun & Bradstreet.
His last assignment was Managing Director D&B North Pacific Business Information Group based in Hong Kong.
Mr. McGinty's prior assignments at D&B included Field Sales Manager, Director of Product Management, VP National Accounts, VP Market Management, and VP Group Government Marketing with corporate wide marketing and R&D responsibilities in the Federal sector.
Dedicated to the industry, Mr. McGinty has served on the Board of Directors of the Information Industry Association and NFAIS.
Currently, he is a Board member of CIG, ProQuest, Sothebys Institute of Art and MarketResearch.com.
Mr. McGinty holds a B.A.
and M.B.A.
from St. Johns University in New York and received an Honorary Doctorate from his alma mater in 1984.
Subsequent to graduating from St. Johns, he was commissioned as a Marine Officer and served in Vietnam.
He spent 21 years in the Marine Corps Reserve, retiring as a Colonel.
He and his wife Pat reside in Vienna, VA and have three grown children, Clete, Kyle and Devin.