Jim Coats
Executive Vice President
Portfolio Management
Jim Coats, executive vice president, joined Ferguson Wellman in 2006 and serves as a portfolio manager for institutional clients concentrated in Portland, Vancouver, Spokane and Boise. Jim is also a shareholder of the firm.
Prior to joining the firm, Jim was a consultant for R.V. Kuhns & Associates in Portland, Oregon. Upon completing a master’s degree with a concentration in international finance from Columbia University in 2001, Jim joined Morgan Stanley Capital International in New York City as a hedge fund index product manager. He holds a B.A. from Oregon State University in communications and a minor in Chinese. During his undergraduate studies, he studied at the Beijing University of Minority Nationalities and later taught English at the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics. Jim currently serves as treasurer on the board of directors for the Oregon State University Alumni Association and is also the chair of the finance committee. He is past treasurer of Boys & Girls Club of Portland.
Jim and his wife, Melinda, enjoy spending time with their two teens and cheering on the Oregon State Beavers.