Education
Villanova University
Bachelor's Finance and Accounting
Villanova University
M.S. Finance
Podcasts
45:02785: What the CFO of Doctor.com Does With James Kurz, Doctor.com [Main T4C Episode]
James Kurz is the chief financial officer and chief operating officer of Doctor.com and has held numerous roles in the finance, nonprofit and accounting worlds. Doctor.com was founded in 2012 with a mission to provide a better customer experience during every step of the digital patient journey. Before joining Doctor.com,..
Career Path
Interview Highlights
“One of the things that I found is really, really important is of course, sometimes you have to sit down and you just have to work through your tasks and get to on your list. But I also spend a little bit of time every day and definitely some time every week, just reflecting and just sitting back and actually being quiet.”
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Career Challenge
“So I actually went through a really difficult time personally, just not long before I joined doctor.com and without getting into a lot of the details of that. It was just a big shift in my life. And you know, sometimes as we’ve been talking about shit happens in life. It is very, very hard to be as dialed in on your career and on the work that you do as you need to be, you were going to have a low moments in your career where you just can’t get focused.”
Skills
Microfinance, Finance, Financial Modeling, Financial Analysis, Economics, International Development, Risk Management, Investments, Accounting
Professional Interests
Doctor.com, Access to Insurance, Villanova University, Healthcare
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