James Crown
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James Schine Crown (June 25, 1953 – June 25, 2023) was an American businessman and heir. He was president of Henry Crown and Company, a family investment company.[1] Crown was a director of JPMorgan Chase & Co., General Dynamics and Sara Lee. He was also the managing partner of the Aspen Skiing Company.[2]
Early life
Crown was born the son of Renée (née Schine) and Lester Crown. His mother was the sister of producer G. David Schine[3] and the daughter of theater and hotel magnate, Junius Myer Schine.[4] His grandfather was Chicago industrialist Henry Crown. His sister was Susan Crown.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Career
In 1976, Crown earned a Bachelor of Arts from Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts, and a Juris Doctor from Stanford Law School in 1980. He served as chairman of the board of trustees of the University of Chicago from 2003 to 2009.[5][6] After law school, Crown worked as an associate for Salomon Brothers in New York City where he became a vice president in the Capital Markets Service Group in 1983.[7]
In 1985, he returned to Chicago to join his family's investment firm.[7] He became president in 2002 and chairman and chief executive in 2018.[8]
In June 2023, Crown served as the chairman of the Commercial Club of Chicago Civic Committee's public safety task force.[9]
Personal life and death
In 1985, Crown married Paula Hannaway, a 1980 magna cum laude A.B. graduate of Duke University and 2012 M.A. graduate of School of the Art Institute of Chicago.[7] The couple had four children.[7]
Crown died in a single vehicle crash at the Aspen Motorsports Park in Woody Creek, Colorado, on June 25, 2023, his 70th birthday.[10]
References
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- ↑ a b c d Aspen Institute: "James Schine Crown" retrieved August 17, 2017
- ↑ General Dynamics Board of directors biography "James S. Crown Lead Director"
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