Jim Mendelson is a co-founder and Chief Financial Officer of Verified.   Jim is also co-founder and managing director of MGI Research.  

Jim was one of the first analysts on Wall Street to initiate focused coverage of the software industry during the early 1980s, and he brings 35+ years of extensive experience evaluating software business models and strategies, as well as mergers, acquisitions, IPOs, and private investment.    Jim has held leadership roles at Soundview Technologies and Morgan Stanley, and throughout his storied career, Jim has been highly ranked by Institutional Investor, appeared on CNBC and Bloomberg, and participated in some of the software industry’s highest-profile IPOs, private offerings, and mergers and acquisitions. Jim holds BA degrees in Economics and English from Bucknell University and an MBA in Finance from New York University.