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Mrs. Polly James

Senior Director, Risk Management,
Feld Entertainment

Contact Details

Palmetto, FL
United States

Bio

Polly James has been the Senior Director of Risk Management for Feld Entertainment since November of 2020.  Prior to that she worked for Hilton Worldwide, General Motors and American International Underwriters holding various positions including experience in Enterprise Risk Management, Latin America Risk, Risk Financing, Claims, Business Continuity and Captives.

She is currently a member of the RIMS External Affairs Committee and has held leadership roles with the Mid Atlantic Disaster Recovery Association and chaired the American Hotel and Lodging Association Risk Management Committee.

Ms. James and has earned both her Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter designation and her Associate in Risk Management and is a Certified Business Continuity Professional . She also holds a BA in Computer Science from Otterbein College with a German minor earned through study in Bonn, Germany and an MBA from Syracuse University in International Business and Operations Management.

Education

Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York, United States
MBA
International Business and Operations Management

Job History

Feld Entertainment, Inc.
Senior Director of Risk Management
Palmetto, FL, United States
November 2020 - present

Hilton Worldwide
Director Risk Management
McLean, VA, United States
May 2010 - September 2020

General Motors
Various Risk Management Positions
Detroit, MI, United States
December 1994 - May 2010

American International Underwriters
Casualty Claims Supervisor
New York, NY, United States
June 1989 - December 1994