A James Clark

Bio

The career of A. James Clark is a true American success story. As a young man, fresh out of the University of Maryland in 1950, he joined a small local general contracting company that he would eventually own. Over the course of the next sixty years, his leadership and vision transformed it into one of the largest privately held companies in the nation. As an engineer, entrepreneur and philanthropist, he has been the recipient of many academic, professional and civic honors. Mr. Clark is on the Board of Trustees of the University of Maryland College Park Foundation. He is a Trustee Emeritus of The Johns Hopkins University and Johns Hopkins Medicine and is currently a member of the PGA Tour Golf Course Properties Advisory Board. He previously served on the Boards of CarrAmerica Realty Corporation, GEICO Corporation, PEPCO Holdings, Inc. and Martin Marietta (now Lockheed Martin). Graduate from University of Maryland in 1950.