Jim Kelly, Passim Board Treasurer

Retired Vice President and Corporate Controller, Cabot Corporation

Jim has been a member of the Passim Board for 8 years and retired from his role as Corporate Controller for Cabot Corporation, a publicly traded, global specialty chemical company in January of 2020.

Jim has a long-standing passion for music, dating back to first learning to play guitar in middle school. He is an avid live music fan, appreciates music of many genres and is a frequent patron of Passim and a variety of other New England area music venues and festivals. Favorite artists include The Allman Brothers, Bruce Cockburn, Mark Erelli, Lori McKenna, Gillian Welch, and Neil Young, among many others.

When not travelling or attending concerts, Jim is a fitness enthusiast and is a Corporator and Audit Committee co-chair for the Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown, MA. He is a CPA and earned a BSBA from Georgetown University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.