Hamilton E. James

Quick Facts

Full Name	Hamilton E. James
Occupation	Businessperson
Date Of Birth	Feb 3, 1951(1951-02-03)
Age	73
Birthplace	Wyandotte
Country	United States
Birth City	Michigan
Horoscope	Aquarius

Hamilton E. James Biography

Hamilton E. James is one of the most popular and richest Businessperson who was born on February 3, 1951 in Wyandotte, Michigan, United States. Hamilton Evans “Tony”, born February 3, 1951, is an American billionaire and executive vice chairman at The Blackstone Group. The Blackstone Group is a New York-based global investment management firm. He was previously president and chief operating officer. Since August 2017, James is Costco’s chairman.

James joined The Blackstone Group in 2002 as a global alternative asset manager. He is now the president and chief operating officers. He serves on the executive and management committees of The Blackstone Group, as well as its board.

In May 2012, James, a Democrat, hosted a fundraiser at his home in New York for President Barack Obama, raised more than $2 million for the President’s reelection campaign. Under President George W. Bush, James served as a member of the President’s Export Council’s Subcommittee on Technology and Competitiveness.

In 2013, James announced Blackstone LaunchPad’s expansion into Montana. The Blackstone LaunchPad program is a $50 million initiative that aims to foster entrepreneurship across the country. Senator Jon Tester, who helped bring the program to Montana said, “It’s about how you build an economy, how you better a state like Montana, how you keep this country on the cutting edge.” Tester credited James with helping to bring the Blackstone LaunchPad program to Montana. An Associated Press article reported, “Tester said he has been working to bring the program to Montana since last year, when James spoke about it during a small business workshop in Bozeman.”

James joined the investment bank Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette in 1975. He was appointed head of its global M&A division in 1982. In 1985, he founded DLJ Merchant Banking, Inc. James was elected chairman of the firm’s banking group in 1995. This position was held by Credit Suisse First Boston when DLJ was purchased in 2000. He was also a member its board of directors. James was a member of the CSFB executive board, as well as being chairman of global investment banking (private equity) and the chair. James was credited with the leadership of the acquisition process by DLJ in a Wall Street Journal article from 2007.

Hamilton E. James Net Worth

Hamilton E. James is one of the richest Businessperson from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Hamilton E. James 's net worth 1.6 billion USD (2020). (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

James married Amabel George Boyce in August 1973. Amabel was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs John Cowman George Boyce from Lutherville and Wequetonsing (Michigan). They had three children: Meredith Evans, Rebecca Lee, and Hamilton Boyce.

James was a John Harvard Scholar and graduated magna laude from Harvard College in 1973. In 1975, he earned an MBA at Harvard Business School. He was also a Baker Scholar.

In 2011, it was confirmed that James had spent $24.9 million on an apartment at 834 Fifth Avenue, New York City, previously owned by Hal Prince, having lived at 1001 Park Avenue since the 1980s.

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Hamilton Ranked on the list of most popular Businessperson. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Hamilton E. James celebrates birthday on February 3 of every year.