Jim Davis (businessman)
Jim Davis | |
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Born | James S. Davis 17 May 1943 |
Education | Worcester Academy |
Alma mater | Middlebury College |
Occupation | Businessman |
Known for | Owner & chairman of New Balance; co-founder of Major League Lacrosse |
Children | 2 |
James S. Davis (born 1943) is an American billionaire businessman, the owner and chairman of New Balance, and an early investor in Major League Lacrosse.[1][2]
Early life
James S. Davis was born in 1943[1] in Brookline, Massachusetts,[3] the son of Greek immigrants.[4] He attended the Worcester Academy, and he received a bachelor's degree in biology and chemistry from Middlebury College in 1966.[5] While in college, he played college football.[2][5]
Career
Davis started his career as a sales engineer at the LFE Corporation in
He has donated $5 million to the
As of 2017, Davis is the 324th richest person in the world, and the 94th richest in the United States, with an estimated wealth of US$5.1 billion.[1]
Personal life
Davis is married, and has two children.[1] He lives in Newton, Massachusetts.[1]
Politics
Davis has donated $500,000 to
Davis donated almost $400,000 to the
In 2021, Davis gave $495,000 to a
See also
- List of Greek Americans
- List of Donald Trump presidential campaign endorsements, 2016
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Jim Davis & family". Forbes. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
- ^ a b Fonda, Daren (November 1, 2004). "Sole Survivor". Time Magazine.
- ^ "TNH's 50 Wealthiest Greek-Americans 2017 List". The National Herald. 8 March 2017.
- ^ The Pappas Post: "Son of Greek immigrant leads New Balance to major expansion" Archived 2012-09-11 at the Wayback Machine April 3, 2012
- ^ a b c Sarah C. Ray, 'Library named for Jim Davis '66 and his family', May 7, 2010 [1]
- ^ a b Major League Lacrosse Founders Archived 2010-08-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Middlebury College Board of Trustees". middlebury.edu.
- ^ "Leadership / Board - About - Boston Children's Museum". www.bostonchildrensmuseum.org.
- ^ Dan Eggen, 'New Balance distances itself from donation to Romney supporting ‘super PAC’', in The Washington Post, [2]
- ^ Glen Johnson, 'New Balance disavows chairman’s Romney donation', on Boston.com, 08/10/2011 [3]
- ^ O'Sullivan, Jim (13 January 2017). "New Balance founder gave nearly $400,000 to Trump". Boston Globe. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
- ^ "People are trashing New Balance sneakers after the company's apparent pro-Trump comments". Boston.com. 2016-11-10. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
- ^ "This is why people are lighting their New Balance shoes on fire". NBC News. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
- ^ Shirley Leung (September 15, 2021). "New Balance chairman Jim Davis bet $495,000 on Annissa Essaibi George. Tuesday, it paid off". The Boston Globe.