James Duncan

Current

Founder - President at The Sterling Group

Past

Financial Consultant at Merrill Lynch
Captain at US Army

Education

United States Military Academy at West Point
Harlingen

Recommended

7 people have recommended James

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Staffing and Recruiting

Websites

My Company

James Duncan’s Summary

Prior to founding The Sterling Group in 2007, Mr. Duncan served in a variety of Senior Management positions of entrepreneurial start-up companies. Most notably, James served as the COO of an Inc. 500 company that was sold in 2002. And he most recently was a co-founder of a start-up recruiting firm specializing in placing former military officers. With more than 6 years of search experience, James Duncan has successfully completed searches for a diverse client base including Fortune 1000 companies, Private Equity Portfolio Companies, and Family Offices. In addition to his corporate experience, he also served as an Infantry Officer in the U.S. Army for 5 years. Mr. Duncan holds his Bachelor of Science degree in Management from the United States Military Academy at West Point.

Army Officer, Infantry, 1995-2000
Financial Advisor, Merrill Lynch, 2000-2001
GM and COO, Total Waste Systems 2001-2003
Senior Partner and Vice President, Alliance International 2003-2007
Founder-President, The Sterling Group 2007-Present

James Duncan’s Specialties:

Executive Recruiting (C Level Searches),
Financial Sales (Institutional Sales, PWM, Wholesaling)
Private Equity
Retail Executives
Former Military with Industry Experience

James Duncan’s Experience

Founder - President

The Sterling Group

(Staffing and Recruiting industry)

September 2007 — Present (1 year 11 months)

The Sterling Group is a Boutique Executive Recruiting Firm that specializes in working with "A" talent. Our consultants work hard to develop strong partnerships with many Fortune 1000 companies and private emerging firms in need of proven leadership talent

We specialize in the following fields:

Financial Services
Private Equity
Healthcare
Retail
Consumer Practice
Energy Services
Real Estate
Board Searches

One common thread is that we work with a number of experienced Academy Graduates looking for their next career.
Financial Consultant

Merrill Lynch

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MER; Financial Services industry)

2000 — 2001 (1 year)
Captain

US Army

(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; USA; Military industry)

June 1995 — June 2000 (5 years 1 month)

Infantry Officer, 2-8 INF-4 ID, Airborne Ranger, PL, XO, BMO