Ira Jackson, Distinguished Scholar
Ira A. Jackson is the Henry Y. Hwang Dean of the Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management at Claremont Graduate University, where he is also a professor of management. Throughout his career, Jackson has brought entrepreneurship and excellence to business, government, higher education, and the nonprofit sector, and has focused his personal and professional life at the intersection of business, government and civil society, where he has been a bridge builder. Jackson received an A.B. from Harvard College and an MPA from the Kennedy School of Government, and attended the Advanced Management Program at the Harvard Business School. He is co-author of Profits with Principles: Seven Strategies for Delivering Value with Values (Doubleday, 2004). He has served as chief of staff to Boston’s Mayor Kevin White; as Senior Associate Dean of Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government; as Commissioner of Revenue for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; and, for twelve years, as Executive Vice President of Bank Boston.
Jim Maxmin, Distinguished Scholar
Jim Maxmin has been the CEO of Volvo UK, Thorn Emi Home Electronics International, and Laura Ashley Plc. He has also been a Non-Executive Director of Progressive Insurance Inc, BAA Plc, Dawson Plc, Scottish Provident, and Geest Plc. He founded a consultancy, Informate Associates, as well as an early stage investment company, Global Brand Development. Jim has worked in an advisory capacity with FTSE 100 and Fortune 500 companies as well as governments throughout the world. In 2002 he co-authored a book, The Support Economy - Why Corporations are Failing Individuals and the Next Episode of Capitalism, with Professor Shoshana Zuboff. Since its publication, Jim has been working on developing support economy business models in such areas as healthcare, active aging, education, and social housing. He is a frequent speaker at major conferences. Jim was educated at Grinnell College, Fritzwilliam College Cambridge and earned his PhD in philosophy at Kings College London.