James S Crown

James S. Crown President of Henry Crown and Company, diversified investments. Director since 1991. Mr. Crown joined Henry Crown and Company in 1985 as Vice President and became President in 2003. He earned a B.A. in 1976 from Hampshire College and received his law degree in 1980 from Stanford University Law School. He had been a director of Bank One Corporation from 1991 until 2004. Mr. Crown is also a director of General Dynamics Corporation and Sara Lee Corporation. He is Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the University of Chicago and a trustee of the Museum of Science and Industry and the Orchestral Association. James Schine Crown was born in Chicago on June 25, 1953, to Lester and Renée (Schine) Crown. His mother also comes from a wealthy family — her father, J. Myer Schine, made a fortune in real estate and hotels — and she serves as a director of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and created an honors program at Syracuse University. In addition to his wife and his parents, Mr. Crown is survived by two brothers, Steve and Daniel; four sisters, Patricia (known as PC), Susan, Sara and Janet Crown; three daughters, Torie, Hayley and Summer Crown; a son, W. Andrew Crown; and two grandsons.