Profile: Charles H. James III – Chairman and CEO of C.H. James & Co.

C.H. James Restaurant Holdings, the latest affiliate of C.H. James & Co. was formed in 2004 and over 40 quick service restaurants in Chicago in partnership with Goldman Sachs. The company is the largest African American Franchisee of Burger King Corporation.

Mr. James is a graduate of West Virginia University before graduating from Morehouse College in 1981 with a BA degree. After a short banking stint in Chicago, he earned his MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania in 1985.

He currently serves on the boards of Morehouse College, the Wharton School at University of Pennsylvania, The Children’s Hospital and the Steppenwolf Theater.

Source: West Virginia University

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