James D. Lewis

Jim Lewis is Managing Partner and CEO of the Cumberland Consulting Group. He has 18 years of consulting experience and over 25 years of technology implementation experience. Prior to beginning CCG, he was a Partner of Ernst & Young (E&Y) and a Vice President of Cap Gemini Ernst & Young (CGEY) for 14 years. He is based in Nashville.

Mr. Lewis is a specialist in the design, development and implementation of all types of 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.

Jim also has significant international consulting experience. In the mid 1990’s, 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 large custom systems development projects dealing with order processing, warehouse management, and purchasing. He graduated from the University of Iowa with a B.B.A. degree in Management Information Systems.