J.P. Marion is a Senior Manager with SCA and the Sr. Vice President of Finance and Policy for the District Hospital Leadership Forum (DHLF). J.P. specializes in providing hospitals with cost effective financing solutions for construction, expansion, and renovation projects. J.P. previously served as a Deputy Director with the Department of Healthcare Access and Information (HCAI), where he oversaw the Cal-Mortgage Loan Insurance Program, the Small and Rural Hospital Relief Program, and the Distressed Hospital Loan Program. These programs have assisted numerous hospitals, not-for-profit, and governmentally owned health facilities throughout California with their financing needs. J.P. has also held various supervisory, specialist, and analytical roles within HCAI since December 2005.
Prior to joining HCAI, J.P. was a Portfolio Manager and Analyst with Berkeley Capital Management, LLC., where he was responsible for managing fixed income investment portfolios for individual clients, retirement plans, institutions, and local state agencies. He performed research, credit analysis, and due diligence on corporations and federal agencies to find undervalued investments for client portfolios.
Before joining Berkeley Capital Management LLC., J.P. was a Fixed-Income Analyst and Portfolio Manager at London Pacific Advisors. In this role he managed investments for all fixed income and balanced portfolios and handled all trading and account maintenance on a variable annuity product.