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He has served as both a California and a global director, and co-chair of the Asia Pacific Council of The Nature Conservancy. Recently he and his wife, Becky, have founded the Northern Sierra Partnership, which fosters collaboration among conservation organizations in order to preserve and restore one of the world's great mountain ranges. Jim also served as Vice Chair of President George W. Bush's Export Council and as an adviser to President Bill Clinton and Congress on U.S.-Pacific trade and investment policy. He was an active member of the Young President's Organization (YPO). He holds an undergraduate degree in engineering and an MBA from Cornell, and he co-authored the 1991 book, Cracking the Japanese Market: Strategies for Success in the New Global Economy. Among Jim's many recognitions are the IEEE Robert N. Noyce Medal; the Semiconductor Industries Award; the Silicon Valley Lifetime Achievement Award; the Global Humanitarian Award; the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Award; and TNC's Oak Leaf Award. In 1996, he was presented with the U.S. Medal of Technology from President Bill Clinton.