Jim Lewis

Managing Partner

Jim Lewis is Managing Partner and CEO of the Cumberland Consulting Group. He has 24 years of consulting experience and over 30 years of technology implementation experience. Prior to beginning Cumberland, he was a Partner with Ernst & Young and a Vice President with CapGemini Ernst & Young for 14 years. He is based in Nashville.

Jim is a specialist in the design, development and implementation of various technology solutions, including healthcare, order management, distribution and manufacturing business initiatives. He combines a solid technology background with substantial experience with business process re-engineering and other business change projects. He has directed teams of over 300 people and has substantial experience with large, complex systems development and implementation projects. He is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP).

Jim also has significant international consulting experience. In the mid 1990s, he participated in the organization of Ernst & Young's pan-European consulting practice and managed the group's largest systems implementation project. He lived and worked in France and the UK for 4 years. In 2003, he played a key role in Cap Gemini Ernst & Young’s largest outsourcing win with an agency of the British government.

Jim started his career with Deere & Company. While at Deere he was involved with custom systems development projects dealing with order processing, warehouse management, and purchasing. He graduated from the University of Iowa with a BBA degree in Management Information Systems.