James Conn

James P.
Conn is currently Lead Independent Director at Gabelli Equity Trust, Inc. since 1989.
Current roles also include Director positions at The Basic Fund, Altair Senior Housing Fund II (AEW) LLC, Altair-Commercial Real Estate Lending Fund II (Prime) LLC, Altair-Pacific Coast Capital Partners Equity VII LLC, Altair CMBS Fund LLC, Altair Secondaries Fund LLC, Altair Healthcare Real Estate Fund II LLC, Altair European Real Estate Fund II (HP) LLC, Altair Seed Co-Investment Fund LLC, and Eagle Venture Capital 2022 Offshore Fund LLC.
He serves as Lead Independent Director at Gabelli Multimedia Trust since 2012, Lead Independent Trustee at The GDL Fund since 2011, Independent Trustee at Gabelli Utility Trust since 2012, Lead Independent Trustee at Bancroft Fund Ltd. and Gabelli Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund Ltd. since 2015, Independent Trustee at Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust since 2015, Lead Independent Trustee at Gabelli Global Utility & Income Trust, GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust since 2005, Gabelli Healthcare & Wellness Trust since 2012, GAMCO Natural Resources, Gold & Income Trust since 2012, and Gabelli Global Small & Mid Cap Value Trust (The).
Former roles include Chief Investment Officer & Managing Director at Assured Guaranty Municipal Holdings, Inc. and Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.
from 1992 to 1998, Managing Director & Chief Investment Officer at Assurance Holdings, Inc. from 1992 to 1998, Director at First Republic Bank in 2007, Director at La Quinta Corp.
and La Quinta Properties, Inc. in 2006, Director at First Republic Preferred Capital Corp., Chief Investment Officer at Transamerica Corp., Trustee at The Gabelli Global Gold Natural Resources & Income Trust from 2005 to 2011, Trustee at Gabelli Global Deal Fund from 2007 to 2011, and Lead Trustee at Gabelli Natural Resources Gold & Income Trust from 2008 to 2011.
Education includes undergraduate studies at Santa Clara University.