Corporate Board Profile
Tech Score: 8/100
1 mention(s) identify JAMES A. STAR as having software/technology expertise.
| Company | Filing Date | Evidence | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equity Commonwealth | 2019-04-25 | Mr. Star is a Director of Teaching Strategies, a software company focused on the education market, as well as the holding companies of Petsmart, Inc. | Director of a software company focused on the education market and has a Masters of Management; involvement with software company indicates relevant technical skills. |
| Filing Date | Source Excerpt |
|---|---|
| 2014-06-23 | James A. Star has served, since 2003, as President and Chief Executive Officer of Longview Asset Management ("Longview"), a multi-strategy investment firm for which he has been a portfolio manager since 1998. He has also served since 1994 as a Vice President of Henry Crown and Company, a private family investment firm affiliated with Longview. |
| 2015-04-30 | Mr. Star received a BA from Harvard University and holds a JD from Yale Law School and a Masters of Management from Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University. He is a portfolio manager and investment firm president. |
| 2016-04-21 | Mr. Star has a J.D. from Yale Law School and a Masters of Management from Kellogg Graduate School of Management; he is a director of a software company but no indication he has programming skills. |
| 2017-04-21 | Mr. Star has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Longview Asset Management, a multi-strategy investment firm. |
| 2018-04-25 | Mr. Star received a B.A. from Harvard University and holds a J.D. from Yale Law School and a Masters of Management from Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University. |
| 2019-04-25 | Mr. Star is a Director of Teaching Strategies, a software company focused on the education market, as well as the holding companies of Petsmart, Inc. |
| 2020-04-24 | Mr. Star received a B.A. from Harvard University and holds a J.D. from Yale Law School and a Masters of Management from Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University. |
| 2021-04-27 | Mr. Star received a B.A. from Harvard University and holds a J.D. from Yale Law School and a Masters of Management from Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University. |
| 2022-04-26 | Mr. Star received a B.A. from Harvard University and holds a J.D. from Yale Law School and a Masters of Management from Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University. |
| 2023-04-25 | Mr. Star received a B.A. from Harvard University and holds a J.D. from Yale Law School and a Masters of Management from Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University. |
| 2024-04-29 | From 2003 through October 2023, Mr. Star served as President and Chief Executive Officer and then Executive Chairman of Longview Asset Management, a multi-strategy investment firm. From 1994 until his retirement from the company in October 2023, he also served as a Vice President of Henry Crown and Company, a private family investment firm affiliated with Longview. Mr. Star began his investment career in 1991 as a securities analyst. Until his retirement from HCC, Mr. Star was a member of the retirement plan investment committees for HCC, Great Dane Limited Partnership, Gillig LLC, Provisur Technologies, Inc., and Trail King Industries, Inc., as well as a special manager of Longview Trust Company, for more than five years. Since May 2019, Mr. Star has served on the Board of Directors of Chewy, Inc., a leading online retailer of pet food and products. Mr. Star previously served on the Board of Directors of the parent company of PetSmart, a leading retailer of pet supplies and services, from 2014 to 2019, of Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. from May 2016 to May 2018, and of Teaching Strategies, a software company focused on the education market, from 2014 until its sale in 2021. He is a non-executive chairman of Atreides Management, a technology-focused investment firm, a director of a private company focused on ESG-rated securities, and serves on advisory boards affiliated with Tang Industries, a metals manufacturer and trading firm, Paragon Biosciences, a drug discovery company, and Valor Equity Partners, a growth capital firm. Mr. Star received a B.A. from Harvard University and holds a J.D. from Yale Law School and a Masters of Management from Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University. |
| 2024-10-02 | James A. Star |
Data sourced from SEC filings. Last updated: 2025-07-01