Donna James

NWBC Chair, Managing Director Lardon & Associates

Donna James is the managing director of the consulting group, Lardon & Associates LLC. Her areas of focus include corporate governance, business development, strategy, human capital management, financial and risk management and leadership development.
 
Ms. James serves on the board of directors of Coca-Cola Enterprises, Marathon Petroleum Corporation, Limitedbrands, and Time Warner Cable. She also is an advisor for several small business enterprises in the profit and not-for-profit arena.
 
Prior to starting her own business, Ms. James was president of Nationwide Strategic Investments. She was directly responsible for developing and executing growth or exit strategies for five different U.S. and global based financial services companies. She also led a new business innovation team and a venture capital fund.
 
In addition to starting her consulting practice, Ms. James is the founder and board chair of the Center for Healthy Families, a non-profit service agency focused on transforming the lives of pregnant and parenting teens and their children.
 
Ms. James and her husband, attorney Larry James, live in Columbus, Ohio. They have two adult children and five grandchildren.