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Barksdale, James Love was born in 1943 in Jackson, Mississippi, United States.
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James Love Barksdale
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James Love Barksdale, American investment company executive. Named one of 50 Most Generous Philanthropists, BusinessWeek, 2005; named to Society of Entrepreneurs, 2001, Mississippi Business Hall of Fame; recipient BEAR award for citizenship, Brown University, Headwave award, State of Mississippi, NetDay Hero award for education.
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration, University Mississippi, 1965.
Career
Vice president Cook Industries, Inc., 1973-1979. Former president Information Systems Development, Inc. Senior vice president information system, chief information officer Federal Express Corporation, Memphis, 1979-1983, executive vice president, chief operating officer, 1983-1992.
President, chief operating officer McCaw Cellular Communications. Chief Executive Officer American Telephone & Telegraph Company Wireless Services (merger McCaw Cellular Communications and American Telephone & Telegraph Company). President, Chief Executive Officer, board directors Netscape Communications Corporation, Mountain View, California, 1995—1999.
Director America Online, 1999. General partner Barksdale Group, LLC, since 1999. President, Chief Executive Officer Barksdale Management Corporation, since 1999.
Board directors Time Warner, Inc., since 2001, Federal Express Corporation, Sun Microsystems, Inc. Special advisor General Atlantic Partners, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. Member Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board, Washington, since 2001.
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Named one of 50 Most Generous Philanthropists, BusinessWeek, 2005. Named to Society of Entrepreneurs, 2001, Mississippi Business Hall of Fame. Recipient BEAR award for citizenship, Brown University, Headwave award, State of Mississippi, NetDay Hero award for education.Named one of 50 Most Generous Philanthropists, BusinessWeek, 2005. Named to Society of Entrepreneurs, 2001, Mississippi Business Hall of Fame. Recipient BEAR award for citizenship, Brown University, Headwave award, State of Mississippi, NetDay Hero award for education.