James M. Denny

James M.
Denny served as Vice Chairman & Chief Financial Officer at Sears, Roebuck & Co. from 1992 to 1995.
He then served as Chairman at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Northwestern Memorial Foundation, and Pearle Health Services, Inc. He was also a Director at GATX Corp.
and General Binding LLC.
From 1996 to 2013, he served as Lead Independent Director at Gilead Sciences, Inc. and was a Director at The Allstate Corp., Principal Financial Group, Inc., Lexisnexis Risk Assets, Inc., Astra AB, General Instruments, Inc., and G.D.
Searle & Co., Inc. He also served as Associate Counsel at Dewey Ballantine LLP and Treasurer at Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire LLC and Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. Additionally, he was a Member-Advisory Board at 213 Management LLC.
Mr. Denny received his undergraduate degree from the University of Minnesota in 1957 and his graduate degree from Georgetown University Law Center in 1960.