James Volcker is retired from a career in grants management of over 20 years, most recently at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, Massachusetts, and before that at Boston Children’s Hospital. He worked in the nonprofit sector for almost 30 years, and previously he was a financial analyst at National Westminster Bank USA and J. Henry Schroder Bank and Trust in New York.

James Volcker is the son of Paul A. Volcker, founder of the Volcker Alliance.