James is an award-winning marketing professional and community advocate with over 15 years of experience, including five global companies (BET, Red Bull North America, The Coca-Cola Company, Kellogg’s, and General Mills), two non-profit organizations (KIPP Philadelphia Charter Schools and The Center for Youth Services), and currently the President of LL COOL J’s Rock The Bells.
He graduated with a B.S. degree in Business Management from The Pennsylvania State University and went on to earn an MBA from the University of Rochester’s Simon School of Business. In 2017 and 2018, he was named a “40 Under 40 Brand Marketer” by Brand Innovators (the largest network of brand marketers in the United States).