Residence Belle Meade, Tennessee Name John Ingram Aunts Elizabeth Rivers Lewine Children 4 Uncles John Rivers Jr | Occupation Businessman Siblings Orrin H. Ingram II Nationality American Role Businessman | |
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Education Princeton University
Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University Spouse(s) Stephanie Currey Ingram Parents Martha R. Ingram, E. Bronson Ingram II Grandparents Orrin Henry Ingram, Sr., John Minott, Martha Elizabeth Robinson Rivers Similar People Martha R Ingram, David B Ingram, E Bronson Ingram II, Orrin H Ingram II, Nicholas S Zeppos | ||
John R. Ingram (born 1961/62) is an American heir, businessman and philanthropist. He serves as the chairman of the Ingram Content Group, Lightning Source and Digital Ingram, and Ingram Industries.
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Early life
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's degree in English from Princeton University in 1984, and an MBA from the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University in 1986.
Career
Ingram joined the family business, 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.
As of 2017, Ingram is "the lead investor in the effort to bring a Major League Soccer team to Nashville. To avoid a "conflict of interest," he will not participate in negotiations on behalf of Vanderbilt University, where he serves as trustee, about a new stadium potentially built by the university.
Political activity
In 2015, Ingram donated US$1,500 in political contributions to Republican candidate David Fox's unsuccessful campaign to become the mayor of Nashville.
Philanthropy
Ingram sits on the boards of trustees of the National Book Foundation and the National Center for Learning Disabilities, and Vanderbilt University, the Montgomery Bell Academy, and The Harpeth Hall School in Nashville. He is a member of the Charles Davis Foundation and the Princeton Varsity Club Advisory Committee. The John R. Ingram '83 Endowed Fund for Athletics in the Department of Athletics at Princeton University is named for him.
Personal life
Ingram is married to Stephanie Currey, the daughter of Brownlee O. Currey, Jr.. They have four children. They reside in Belle Meade, Tennessee.