James Ireland Cash, Jr. (born 1947) is an American businessman who is a member of the board of directors of several corporations, including General Electric, Microsoft (2001-2009), The Chubb Corporation, Phase Forward, Inc., Wal-Mart, and Veracode. Cash is also a member of the Boston Celtics ownership group.
James Cash holds James E. Robison Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus.
Professor Cash received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from Texas Christian University (TCU); a Master of Science in Computer Science from Purdue University Graduate School of Mathematical Sciences; and a Doctor of Philosophy in Management Information Systems (MIS) from Purdue University Krannert Graduate School of Management. He joined the Harvard Business School faculty in 1976, and has taught in all the major HBS programs - MBA, Program for Management Development (PMD), Program for Global Leadership (PGL), and Advanced Management Program (AMP). Among his administrative assignments he has served as Chairman of the MBA Program (1992 to 1995), during the school's project to redesign the MBA Program - MBA: Leadership and Learning, and as Senior Associate Dean and Chairman of HBS Publishing. Cash retired from the Harvard Business School faculty in 2003 . He also serves as a trustee of the Bert King Foundation, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Partners Healthcare and the National Association of Basketball Coaches Foundation.
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