NextBillion - An Initiative of the William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan

James Cummiskey isthe managing director of Cima CoffeeFarms and Tierra Cafetera, operating divisions of Logistics LatinAmerica, a venture capital firm, investment broker and incubator for Latin Americanbusinesses where he also serves as CEO. Hehas over thirty years of experience and executive responsibility in the defense,aerospace and high technology industries.He has worked as an industry analyst and consultant in Silicon Valley for numerousFortune 500 clients, and has held various executive positions at wireless start-up companies funded byMicrosoft, Qualcomm and Sprint. Heholds Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in computer science, and a master ofbusiness administration degree from the University of California, Irvine.