Jim Finnell

Jim Finnell is a former first responder and emergency services manager with deep roots in public safety. He started as a street paramedic in Colorado for more than a dozen years eventually becoming an operations manager. During that experience, Jim gained business acumen and educational credentials to lead public safety agencies and then work at executive level positions at corporate health care firms and then as CEO of a private equity backed first response technology firm based in Seattle, WA.During his career, Jim had various roles in mergers and acquisition, financial leadership and operations with American Medical Response and Dynacare Labs. Shortly after 9/11, Jim became Chief Executive Officer at Prepared Response, Inc. After thirteen years as the CEO at PRI creating public safety response software, Jim now enjoys applying smart airborne technology to create operational results and improving safety for first responders. In his spare time, Jim and his wife enjoy living the Pacific Northwest.