Background
Stone, James Howard was born on March 4, 1939 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Stone, James Howard was born on March 4, 1939 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
AB cum laude, Harvard University, 1960. Master of Business Administration, Harvard Business School, 1962.
From staff analyst to executive committee Stone Container Corporation, Chicago, 1962—1983, assistant treasurer, general manager, Kansas City division, 1962—1969, director executive committee, 1969—1998, former executive and audit committees, 1983—1996. Founder, owner, Chief Executive Officer, president Stone Management Corporation, since 1969. Director Sheridan Beverage Company, 1989—1996, Fullerton Metals Company, Northbrook, 1993—1998.
President JEMP, Inc., Chicago, since 2002. Member strategic alliance Boston Consultant Group, since 1990. Trustee, secretary, executive committee Roosevelt University, Chicago, since 1983, executive committee education alliance, since 1994.
Co-chairman commission foreign and domestic affairs Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1981-1985, business plan judge Kellogg Graduate School Management, since 1994. Member visiting committee library, lecturer University Chicago, since 1980, The Chicago Committee, since 1986, Mid-American Committee, Chicago, 1993-1998. Board overseers, lecturer IIT Stuart School Business, since 1993.
Board directors Cinema Chicago/Chicago Film, Festival, Pilgrim Chamber Players, president. Past president, regional director Chicago chapter Institute Management Consultant. Past director Chicago Roundtable Council Logistics Management.
Past president, director Harvard Business Harvard Business School Club Chicago. Director Knapp Institute, since 2009.
Member Chicago Council Foreign Relations, 1967, board directors, 1974-1978. Board directors, member executive committee National Conference of Christians and Jews, Chicago, 1985, presiding co-chairman, 1990-1997. Trustee Hadley School Blind, Winnetka, Illinois, 1985-1996, chairman planning committee, 1989-1996, Hadley life trustee, since 1996.
Vice chairman finance committee North Shore Congregation Israel, 1995-1998. Board directors Suzuki-Orff School, 1997-1903. President Pilgrim Chamber Players, since 2002.
Former presiding co-chair Chicago region National Conference Christians and Jews. Secretary, trustee, member executive committee Roosevelt University. Member Chicago Alliance Committee.
Life trustee Hadley School for the Blind. Visiting committee library, patron University Chicago. With Northwestern University Asher School Psychiatry, Medical School.
Board overseers Illinois Institute of Technology Stuart School Business. President's circuit, former director Chicago Council Foreign Relations. Advisor DCFS; member JVS Duman Loan Committee.
Director Blue Gargoyle, Little City Foundation. Past vice chairman finance committee North Shore Congregation Israel. Member Council Logistics Management (director Roundtable-Chicago 1990-1994, lecturer Northwestern University Illinois Institute of Technology), The Executive Club Chicago, Economics Club Chicago, Harvard Club Chicago (director since 1995), Harvard Business School Club Chicago (director since 1992, president 1997-1999), Traffic Club Chicago, Standard Club, Northmoor Country Club, Mid-Day Club, The Casino Club, Economic Club Chicago, Mid-American Club, Arts Club, Juvenile Protective Association (trustee since 1999, director), The East Bank Club, Little City Foundation (Spirit of Life award 2003), Harvard Club Chicago (overseer since 2010).
Son of Jerome H. and Evelyn Gertrude (Teitelbaum) S.