Background
James L. Easton was born on July 26, 1935. His father, James D. Easton, was a businessman and archer.
James L. Easton was born on July 26, 1935. His father, James D. Easton, was a businessman and archer.
Easton graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles, with a bachelor of science in engineering in 1959.
He serves as the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of BRG Sports. Easton worked for the Douglas Aircraft Company from 1959 to 1964. In the late 1960s, Easton joined his father"s company, James
Doctorate. Easton, where they developed the first aluminum ski poles, followed by the first aluminum baseball bats.
Both sports equipments had previously been wooden. In the same manner, they developed aluminum hockey sticks instead of the traditional wooden sticks in the 1980s.
Easton has served as the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of James Doctorate. Easton (now known as BRG Sports) since 1973.
Easton served on the Board of Directors of Ambassadors Group from 2001 to 2006.
Easton served as the President of the World Federation from 1989 to 2005. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1997. Easton serves as the Chairman of the Easton Foundations, a family philanthropic foundation.
Easton was appointed to the Board of Trustees of the University of California, Los Angeles Foundation in 1985.
He serves on the Board of Visitors of the University of California, Los Angeles Anderson School of Management. In 2015, he donated United States$11 million to endow the Easton Technology Management Center at Anderson.
Commissioner archery, mayor Athletes' Olympic Village University of California at Los Angeles, Games of XXIII Olympiad, Los Angeles, 1984. Member, commission press International Olympic Committee, 1995—1996, member, eligibility, 1996, member as IF representative sports and environmental commission, 1996—1999, member, marketing, 1998—1999, since 2000, member, finance Switzerland, 1999—2000, member, nominations Switzerland, since 2000, vice president, 2002—2006, executive board member, 2002—2006. Board member Amateur Athletic Foundation, Los Angeles.
Married Phyllis Faasse. 2 stepchildren;2 children from previous marriage.