James Cash, Jr.

James Ireland Cash, Jr. (born 1947) is an American businessman who currently 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.

Cash received his bachelor's degree in math from Texas Christian University (TCU), his masters in Computer Science from Purdue University, and also a Ph.D. from Purdue. He joined the faculty of Harvard Business School in 1976, where he served as chairman of the M.B.A. program from 1992 to 1995, and served as chairman of HBS Publishing from 1998 until 2003. Dr. 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.