James J. Vance, J.D.
Senior Vice President & President, W&S Ventures LLC
James J. Vance is senior vice president of Western & Southern Financial Group and president of W&S Ventures LLC, a subsidiary supporting the enterprise’s mergers, acquisitions and venture capital activities..
Vance joined Western & Southern in 1994 as director of financial research and was promoted to several positions with progressive responsibility in Treasury in 1995, 1997, 1999 and 2016, before being promoted to his present role in 2020.
- Vance holds a bachelor’s degree from Wittenberg University, an MBA from Indiana University, and a Juris Doctor from the University of Cincinnati.
- He is finance chair of the board of trustees of Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and vice chair of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati.
