John R. Ingram (businessman)
| John R. Ingram | |
|---|---|
| Residence | Belle Meade, Tennessee |
| Nationality | American |
| Education |
Princeton University Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Spouse(s) | Stephanie Currey Ingram |
| Children | 4 |
| Parent(s) |
E. Bronson Ingram II Martha Rivers Ingram |
| Relatives |
Orrin Henry Ingram (great-great-grandfather) Julius Ingram (great-great-great uncle) Erskine B. Ingram (great-grandfather) Frederic B. Ingram (uncle) Ingrid Goude (aunt by marriage) Orrin H. Ingram II (brother) David B. Ingram (brother) Brownlee O. Currey, Jr. (father-in-law) |
John R. Ingram is an American heir, businessman and philanthropist. He serves as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Ingram Content Group, Lightning Source and Digital Ingram, and Ingram Industries.
John Ingram's late father was E. Bronson Ingram II, founder of Ingram Industries and billionaire. His mother is Martha Rivers Ingram and his brothers are Orrin H. Ingram II and David B. Ingram.
His paternal grandfather five times removed, David Ingram, was an immigrant from Leeds, England. His paternal great-great-grandfather, Orrin Henry Ingram, was a lumber baron in Eau Claire, Wisconsin and early invested in Friedrich Weyerhäuser's timber investments, later known as the Weyerhaeuser corporation.
Ingram received a Bachelor of Arts in English from Princeton University in 1984 and an M.B.A. from the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University in 1986.
He joined Ingram Industries in 1986. He worked for Ingram Micro in Santa Ana, California and later in Belgium in the 1990s. He served as Vice-Chairman of Ingram Industries from 1999 to 2008, and now serves as Chairman. He also serves as its CEO and Chairman of the Ingram Content Group. He has been a member of the Board of Directors of Ingram Micro since 1996. He sits on the Advisory Board of FCA Venture Partners.
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