James D White

James is a veteran retail and CPG executive. As Chairman, President and CEO of Jamba Inc., he led a transformation and turnaround that positions Jamba Juice as a top healthy living brand. The company, which owns and franchises nearly 900 Jamba Juice restaurants, has accelerated growth plans both domestically and internationally. Prior to Jamba, James held senior executive roles at Safeway, Gillette and Ralston Purina. He started his career at the Coca-Cola Company. At Safeway, he was the top private brands executive and received broad recognition and several awards for innovative branding, including the introduction of the retailer’s highly successful line of organic foods. James serves as a board member of the NASDAQ Entrepreneurial Center. Based in San Francisco, the Center is a non-profit organization created to connect, inspire and educate aspiring and current entrepreneurs by conducting original research on entrepreneurs, offering educational and training events and developing and fostering lasting connections. He also serves on the board of the Conscious Capitalism, Inc. the non-profit dedicated to cultivating the theory and practice of Conscious Capitalism, which recognizes every business has a higher purpose that is more than making money. James is an alumnus of the Cornell Food Executive Program. He earned an MBA from Fontbonne University and a B.S with a major in Marketing from the University of Missouri.