Jim Haynes is a corporate executive advising early-stage companies in emerging technologies.
Mr. Haynes has served at the highest levels in the private sector (as executive vice president and chief legal officer of two publicly traded corporations) and the public sector (with senateconfirmed appointments by two United States presidents.) Most recently, Mr. Haynes was executive vice president, general counsel and secretary of CSRA Inc., a next generation information technologies solutions and services company, until CSRA was acquired by General Dynamics Corporation for $9.7 billion.
Earlier in his career, Mr. Haynes was executive vice president and general counsel of SIGA Technologies, Inc. (biotechnology); chief corporate counsel of Chevron Corporation (energy); and staff vice president and associate general counsel of General Dynamics Corporation (government contractor).
Mr. Haynes is the longest serving General Counsel of the Department of Defense (2001-2008), holding that office under Secretaries Donald H. Rumsfeld and Robert M. Gates during the administration of President George W. Bush. From 1990-1993, Mr. Haynes served as General Counsel of the Department of the Army during the administration of President George H. W. Bush.
Mr. Haynes was twice a partner in Jenner & Block, a national law firm. Mr. Haynes also was a volunteer in central Asia for Mercy Corps International, helping manage a micro-credit program.
After graduating from Davidson College and Harvard Law School, Mr. Haynes clerked for Judge James B. McMillan in Charlotte, North Carolina. Mr. Haynes then served four years active duty as a captain in the U. S. Army.
Mr. Haynes has earned numerous honors and awards, including various medals from the Department of Defense; the Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force; and the Department of Justice. Mr. Haynes holds an honorary Doctor of Laws from Stetson University Law School. Mr. Haynes is a member of the advisory committee of the National Security Institute of the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University; a member of the advisory council of the United States Court of Federal Claims; a trustee of the Supreme Court Historical Society; and a trustee of the Greater New York Councils of the Boy Scouts of America.
The Terrorist Attacks of 9/11, Then and Now
New York City Lawyers Chapter and the International & National Security Law Practice Group
3 West Club, Grand Salon3 West 51st Street
New York, NY 10019
National Security Law & Doing Business Abroad
2018 National Lawyers Convention
The Mayflower Hotel - State Room1127 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Welcome & Panel I: The War on Terror
2015 Texas Chapters Conference
The George W. Bush Presidential Center The Bush Institute2943 SMU Boulevard
Dallas, TX 75205
2004 National Lawyers Convention
Celebrating Brown v. Board of Education's Promise of Equality: How Well Are We Doing Fifty Years Later?
The Mayflower Hotel1127 Connecticut Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20036
The Terrorist Attacks of 9/11, Then and Now
New York City Lawyers Chapter and the International & National Security Law Practice Group
The terrorist attacks of 9/11 profoundly affected America. This program presented a conversation among former...
The Terrorist Attacks of 9/11, Then and Now
New York City Lawyers Chapter and the International & National Security Law Practice Group
The terrorist attacks of 9/11 profoundly affected America. This program presented a conversation among former...
National Security Law & Doing Business Abroad
2018 National Lawyers Convention
U.S. businesses operating in the global economy, and non-U.S. businesses operating or looking to invest...
National Security Law & Doing Business Abroad
2018 National Lawyers Convention
U.S. businesses operating in the global economy, and non-U.S. businesses operating or looking to invest...
Welcome & Panel I: The War on Terror
2015 Texas Chapters Conference
On September 19, 2015, The Federalist Society hosted the 2015 Texas Chapters Conference at the George...