Leadership Team James Carbonara
Partner, IR Strategy & Operations · New York, NY
James brings over 20 years of investor relations experience and heads the Hayden IR office in New York. Before that, he was an officer of an $800 million division of Capital One Bank.
He has a proven track record of designing and executing disciplined investor engagement programs that sharpen company messaging, expand sell-side coverage, elevate conference exposure and drive meaningful engagement with both retail investors and institutional portfolio managers.
Before joining Hayden IR, James was Vice President at an investor and public relations firm in New York, where he secured one-on-one meetings with analysts and portfolio managers, conference invitations and media placements for clients, including The Wall Street Journal, CBS News, The Washington Post and TheStreet.com. James received a BA in Economics from Villanova University.
Areas of Expertise
- Investor Engagement Programs
- Sell-Side Coverage
- Conference Exposure
- Company Messaging
- Media Relations
Background
- BA in Economics, Villanova University
- Heads the Hayden IR office in New York
- Former officer of an $800 million division of Capital One Bank
Our Team
Meet the Rest of the Team
- Brett MaasManaging PartnerFormer licensed broker with an extensive network across the financial community.Scottsdale, AZ
- Brian Siegel, IRC®Senior Managing DirectorFormer in-house IR and finance at Sysco, Intel, PalmSource and Trimble.Chicago, IL
- Kimberly RogersManaging DirectorFormer Director of IR at ZAGG. NIRI member and NACD Governance Fellow.Bend, OR
- Corbin WoodhullManaging Director, Global AdvisoryFormer head of international IR and equity research analyst at Janney Montgomery Scott.
- Todd M. PitcherSenior Consultant20+ years in financial services, advising on strategy and SEC matters.
- Lori HappeSenior Communications AssociateFormer spokesperson for a NYSE-listed Fortune 100 company.
- Jennifer HeadyAssistantWith the firm since its early years. Previously with IBM.







