James C. Riewerts ’51
EDUCATION & CAREER
- Pledged SAE Cal Beta in 1951 and graduated from Cal in 1955
- Spent two years in the Pacific as a Navy supply officer on a cargo ship
- Started career as an analyst at Schwabacher & Co
- Looking for a more profitable endeavor, became an account executive and spent the next 45 years as a broker in Oakland, CA
- Retired from Morgan Stanley in 2003
- Still follows the stock market and manages several trusts
- Serves as an arbitrator for FINRA deciding cases for persons filing claims against the securities industry
- Chairman of the Board of California Nevada Methodist Homes, manager of continuing care retirement homes in Oakland and Pacific Grove, CA
PERSONAL
- Married college sweetheart Kay Russell Riewerts on 2/15/55
- Kay and Jim have three daughters, two of whom are Cal grads, and seven grandchildren
- Enjoys spending time at second home in Twain Harte, CA and occasionally playing golf at Orinda CC
- “It’s been a great life and it all started at SAE!”