James Wu joined Dubilier & Co. in 2002, where he assists early-stage and middle-market companies by securing investment, managing operations and introducing operating partners at the Board or management level. He is also currently President of ODC Nimbus, a high-tech operating company in the Dubilier portfolio. Prior to joining Dubilier & Co., Mr. Wu co-founded Lab Econometrics, a Harvard-University-based fixed-income hedge fund, where he was the managing partner. Mr. Wu led the fund raising, development and eventual sale of a minority interest in Lab Econometrics to Atlantic Asset Management, where the fund has been trading since 2003. Prior to founding Lab Econometrics, Mr. Wu was the president and founder of Clairvergent Technology Group formerly Revbox, which provided Internet-based technology solutions to the insurance industry. From 1992 to 1999, Mr. Wu was active in the direct investment business for McCown De Leeuw, a private equity fund. Prior to this, Mr. Wu was an associate at a strategy consulting firm, L.E.K. and also a financial analyst at Morgan Stanley.

In addition to Covario, Mr. Wu is currently on the Board of Directors of LAB Econometrics and ODC Nimbus. He previously served on the Board of Directors of DIMAC Corporation, a $400-million-in-revenue leader in direct marketing, and on the Board of Nimbus CD International which was publicly traded on the NASDAQ.

Mr. Wu is a Guest Lecturer at the Harvard Department of Economics. He earned an undergraduate degree from Harvard University in 1991, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa. During his senior year, Mr. Wu received the Danforth Prize for Excellence in Teaching. In 1997, Mr. Wu earned his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.