James Forbes

Source: AARP.org | 2009-03-17

Member, AARP Board of Directors, Class of 2014

A. James "Jim" Forbes, Jr., of Putnam Valley, NY, is a member of the AARP Board of Directors, Class of 2014. During the 2008- 2010 biennium Mr. Forbes serves on the Board Audit and Finance Committee and the AARP Insurance Trust.

Mr. Forbes is a financial executive services partner of Tatum, LLC. Previously, he served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of Lighthouse International; managing director and founder of MedYield, Inc.; executive vice chairman and chief financial officer of AmeriCares; accounting and operations controller of Mercedes-Benz, N.A.; and various controlling and accounting positions for multiple corporations including Dun & Bradstreet as well as an auditor at Price Waterhouse.

Before his election to AARP's Board, Mr. Forbes served as audit chair and treasurer on the AARP Foundation Board of Directors, AARP's charitable affiliate. As a volunteer, he also is founder and a member of The Executive Forum in CT, and previously served as co-chair of the Finance Committee of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, board chair of the Beacon Foundation, and a board member of the YMCA. Vocational Testing Services.

Mr. Forbes has been honored by the Beacon Foundation for his success as Founding Chairman; by St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church for Outstanding Volunteerism; and by the YMCA Vocational Counseling Testing Service for leadership.

Mr. Forbes earned a Bachelor’s in Business Administration from Manhattan College and is a Certified Public Accountant in New York State.