St. Louis, Missouri, resident James Giacin played professional hockey and coached the game from 1989 to 1997, resulting in his induction into the St. Louis Hockey Hall of Fame in 2019. In 1998, he began a career in financial services. Today, James Giacin serves as the managing director of a St. Louis financial services firm.

Mr. Giacin’s 27 years of experience in finance include structured finance, insurance asset/liability management, insurance mergers and acquisitions, and financial services private equity. He also has expertise in structured finance related to credit, alternative, and equity asset classes.

Mr. Giacin has overseen the growth of a multi-billion-dollar insurance portfolio. This has included tax, accounting, regulatory, and corporate finance related to developing and implementing investment and financial products for financial institutions.

In his role as managing director, Mr. Giacin oversees a team that offers structured finance and asset management solutions to insurance companies. He has led projects for insurance companies to raise capital, as well as mergers and acquisitions, initiatives to create strategic partnerships, and initiatives that built new products and business lines. His job also involves managing teams for investment projects and corporate development initiatives comprised of between 5 and 20 people.