James Crownover spend 30 years with McKinsey & Company, Inc., where he primarily served energy company clients and held several leadership positions within the firm.

Currently, Mr. Crownover serves on the board of directors of four NYSE companies. He is a former Chair of Houston's United Way campaign, and is a two-time recipient of its Volunteer of the Year Award. Mr. Crownover is a former Chairman of Rice University's Board of Trustees and a Rice alumnus as well as a past member of the Stanford Graduate School of Buisiness Advisory Board and a recipient of the John W Gardner Volunteer Leadership Award. He currently serves as a member of the M.D. Anderson Foundation Board of Directors.

Mr. Crownover has been an active member of the Boniuk Institute Advisory Board since 2014.