Jim Bilsborrow was appointed to Principia’s faculty in 1983. His prior experience includes duties as assistant branch manager with E. F. Hutton investment firm in La Jolla, California; co-founder of a Colorado-based entrepreneurial firm, which supplied specialized securities option data to national accounts such as Merrill Lynch Institutional Options offices; and service to The Mother Church as a Protestant chaplain (Christian Scientist) in the 82nd Airborne Division of the U. S. Army.  Jim’s professional interests include investments research and exploring the field of behavioral finance.