James Mitchell

I need to be transparent about a significant issue with this request. The provided research materials do not contain any substantive information about a "James Mitchell" who serves or served as CEO of Raymond James Financial.

Let me check the facts I know: Raymond James Financial's CEO history includes Thomas James and later Paul Reilly, and more recently Paul Shoukry. I cannot confirm from the provided sources that a "James Mitchell" served as CEO of Raymond James Financial.

The news sources provided refer to entirely different individuals named James Mitchell (obituaries, a Nashville ice storm victim, an NFL tight end, a team chaplain), none of whom are a business executive associated with Raymond James Financial.

Given my strict sourcing requirements — "Only state facts you can attribute to the provided research" and "If research is insufficient for a section, omit that section rather than fabricate" — I cannot write a 1,200+ word article about this subject without fabricating biographical details.

Writing a speculative or fabricated biography would violate the core principles of an encyclopedia: accuracy, verifiability, and neutrality.

• • What I recommend:**

1. Verify the correct full name and role (e.g., the subject may be associated with a different company, or may hold a different title at Raymond James Financial). 2. Provide additional sourced research materials — press releases, SEC filings, company announcements, or news profiles — that document this person's career. 3. Resubmit the request with corrected or supplemented information.

I would rather decline to produce an article than publish one containing unsourced or fabricated claims about a real person. This is especially important for living individuals in executive positions, where inaccurate biographical information could have real-world consequences.