James E. Nevels
Founder & Chairman
Mr. Nevels founded The Swarthmore Group in 1991. He has nearly thirty years experience in the securities and investment industry and is a member of the firm's Executive Committee. Mr. Nevels was appointed by President Bush to the Advisory Committee to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and served a three year term, 2004-2007. He served as Chairman from 2005-2007. Mr. Nevels presently serves as Member of the Board, Hershey Trust Company and Board Member, Milton Hershey School; Board of Directors, Tasty Baking Company; and Member of the Board, Pro Football Hall of Fame. He is also a Member of Council and Treasurer of The Pennsylvania Society; and a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Gettysburg Foundation. Mr. Nevels also serves as a member of the Board of Berea College; the Board of Trustees of Saint Joseph’s University; the Board of Directors and Treasurer of the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges; and the Board of Overseers of the University of Pennsylvania Law School.
In December 2001, Mr. Nevels was appointed by the Governor of Pennsylvania as Chairman of the Philadelphia School Reform Commission which has been charged with overseeing the turnaround of the Philadelphia School System, the eighth largest school district in the United States.
Mr. Nevels is an honors (cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa) graduate of Bucknell University and holds an A.B. degree in Political Science and Philosophy, and a M.B.A. degree from the Wharton School, the University of Pennsylvania, and a J.D. degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.
