Jim Witherington

Bio

Mr. Witherington has been with SSM since its formation as a financial advisory firm in 1973. From 1973 until 1990, he served as a trusted advisor to CEOs of many growth companies and was personally involved in over 200 mergers and acquisitions and financing transactions with the Firm’s clients. Beginning in 1990, Mr. Witherington transitioned SSM from an advisory services company to a principal investing company. He has vast experience in both business and healthcare services companies and in-depth expertise in all aspects of evaluating, structuring, and exiting private equity investments. As the managing partner of the Firm, Mr. Witherington has been involved in numerous ways in a majority of SSM’s investments over the life of the Firm. He has been actively involved in multiple community organizations, including past Chairman of the Community Foundation of Greater Memphis, current chairman of the Neighborhood Christian Centers and President of the T.W. Briggs Foundation. Mr. Witherington received his bachelor's degree in Economics from Vanderbilt University and an MBA from the University of Chicago.