ABOUT

When J.J. admits to newcomers, he has “deep experience” in the building materials and construction industries, some usually say, “what exactly does that mean?”

Good question. The answer, as you might expect, is somewhat lengthy.

J.J. traces his construction and building experience to an early start as a homebuilder before heading off to Stanley Works. From these early endeavors, J.J.’s career really took off when he served as an advisor and ultimately board member to a larger privately held timber company with operations in Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana. Since then, the past 15 years to be more exact, J.J. has been a learned hand guiding family offices, estates and high-net worth individuals as a management consultant and advisor on all matter of forestry and wood product related enterprises including acquisitions, dispositions and private investments.

What’s more, J.J. has also focused on driving financial returns for stakeholders of privately held companies primarily focused in the Texas and the southeastern United States. So then, with all that on his plate, you might wonder if he has any time left.

He does. And he uses it wisely.

J.J. and his wife, Charlotte, have three teenage sons, which might lead one to think, enough said. But J.J. contributes to his community by volunteering as Chairman of the Board of the Covenant School; before that serving as a board member of the Texas Forest Association among other civic and philanthropic activities.

He graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a Bachelor of Arts in Letters, holds an MBA from Southern Methodist University in Dallas and is a member of the Agricultural Lifetime Leaders program at Texas A&M.