Runde is one of America's longest-serving investment bankers at a single institution and was honored by Morgan Stanley for his length of service as well as ongoing contributions to the firm.
Drawing from the author's extensive business experience and adapted from his presentations to major corporations and universities, Unequaled is a guide to getting ahead and achieving professional goals, with a particular focus on soft skills or emotional intelligence.
[6] Runde serves on the Business Advisory Committee of the Northwestern University Transportation Center, a leading interdisciplinary education and research institution dedicated to the long-term improvement of domestic and international systems for the movements of materials, people, energy and information.
In terms of public service, Runde was selected to serve on a blue ribbon panel along with Speaker Newt Gingrich, Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and Senator Bob Kerrey to develop a national strategic plan to defeat Alzheimer's disease.
While he was a student in Sparta, he held a variety of temporary jobs including radio announcer at WCOW, pickle packer at HJ Heinz, chemist at Northern Engraving Co., barracks cleaner at Fort McCoy and a newspaper deliverer.
Following graduation from Sparta High School as co-valedictorian, he accepted a Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) scholarship and enrolled in the College of Engineering at Marquette University in Milwaukee.
James Runde then served as an officer in the U.S. Navy for five years on the Naval Reactors nuclear energy staff of Admiral Rickover and was awarded the National Defense Service Medal.
[7] James Runde has been active with his alma mater and was elected to the board of trustees of Marquette[8] where he served together with NBA coach Doc Rivers and Packers great Willie Davis.
[12] Runde was selected to serve on the Alzheimer's Study Group, an independent, bipartisan panel created to evaluate the government's current efforts to combat the disease.
Runde served on this study group with Former Speaker Newt Gingrich, Retired Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and Former Senator Bob Kerrey.
[13] Runde was selected to be a member of the Advisory Council of American Corporate Partners ("ACP"), a nonprofit organization dedicated to assisting veterans in their transition from the armed services to the civilian workforce.