Jim Moody is currently with Morgan Stanley in Washington, DC. Previously, he served as president and CEO of InterAction, an association of U.S. organizations working overseas in economic development and humanitarian relief. He was also vice president and CFO for the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), a specialized agency of the United Nations. Dr. Moody is a former Wisconsin Representative to the United States Congress. During his five terms in Congress (1983-93) he served on the powerful Ways & Means Committee, which oversees the entire federal tax system, federal spending, as well U.S. trade laws and federal debt management.
Prior to Congressional service, Dr. Moody was an Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, where he opened up the first U.S. Peace Corps program in Bangladesh and Pakistan. He is currently a member of the Council on Foreign Relations