James Cox Chambers
James Cox Chambers | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1956 or 1957 (age 67–68)[1] |
| Education | Bard College |
| Occupation(s) | Renewable energy entrepreneur, biodynamic farmer, and filmmaker |
| Known for | 16.3% share in Cox Enterprises |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 2, including Fergie |
| Parent(s) | Robert W. Chambers Anne Cox Chambers |
| Relatives | James M. Cox (grandfather) Katharine Rayner (half-sister) Margaretta Taylor (half-sister) Barbara Cox Anthony (aunt) James C. Kennedy (first cousin) Blair Parry-Okeden (first cousin) Margaret Hamilton (former-mother-in-law) |
James Cox Chambers (born 1956/57) is an American billionaire heir, renewable energy businessman, and filmmaker. As of May 2022, his net worth was estimated at US$4.7 billion.[3]
Early life
Chambers is the son of Anne Cox Chambers, the former US Ambassador to Belgium,[4] and the grandson of newspaper publisher, three-time Governor of Ohio, and 1920 Democratic nominee for President James M. Cox. He has two half-sisters from his mother's first marriage, Katharine Ann Johnson and Margaretta Johnson. He graduated from Bard College in 1982.[5]
Career
Chambers is a renewable energy businessman, biodynamic farmer, and filmmaker.[4][6] Chambers is a co-owner of the Atlanta Hawks,[7] publisher of the Atlanta Constitution, and Atlanta Journal newspapers. Chambers also resides on the Board of Trustees of Bard College as Chair[8] and is on the board of directors for the Communities in Schools.[5] Chambers appeared in the 1984 film Alphabet City.[5][9]
Wealth
In 2015, his mother Anne Cox Chambers distributed her 49% share in Cox Enterprises equally among her three children.[1] As of June 2018, his net worth is $6.3 billion.[10]
Personal life
In 1982, Chambers married fellow Bard College alumna and actress Lauren Hamilton, the daughter of computer pioneer Margaret Hamilton and James Cox Hamilton, both of Cambridge, Massachusetts.[11] They have a son, James "Jim" Cox Chambers Jr., also known as Fergie, who describes himself as a communist and a "professional revolutionary".[12]
In 2004, Chambers married Nabila Khashoggi, daughter of billionaire Adnan Khashoggi.[13][12] They have a son and live in Palisades, New York, US.[3]
References
- ^ a b Brendan Coffey (November 20, 2015). "Three Cox Billionaires Minted as Matriarch Gives Away Wealth - Bloomberg Business". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
- ^ "Our National Leadership - Communities In Schools". www.communitiesinschools.org.
- ^ a b "Forbes profile: James Chambers". Forbes. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
- ^ a b "Our National Leadership - Communities In Schools". www.communitiesinschools.org. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
- ^ a b c "James Cox Chambers". Communities In Schools. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
- ^ rcbizjournal (March 6, 2019). "Just One Rockland Resident Lands On Forbes' Billionaire's List". Rockland County Business Journal. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
- ^ Willis, Kris (December 4, 2015). "Who owns the Atlanta Hawks?". Peachtree Hoops. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
- ^ College, Bard. "Bard College Commencement 2021 at Bard College". www.bard.edu. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
- ^ "James Cox Chambers". BFI. Archived from the original on April 23, 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
- ^ "Here Are The 198 New Billionaires Of 2016". Forbes.com. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
- ^ "Lauren Hamilton, Actress, Is Married In New York to James Cox Chambers". The New York Times. October 10, 1982. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
- ^ a b Peisner, David (March 24, 2024). "Fergie Chambers is Heir to One of America's Richest Families -- and Determined to See the U.S. Fall". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
- ^ "Fall Bardian 2016". November 23, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2018.