John R. Ingram

John R. Ingram was named Chairman of the Ingram Industries Inc. Board of Directors in April, 2008, having served as Vice Chairman of the Board since 1999.  He is also Chairman of the Ingram Content Companies (Ingram Lightning Group and Ingram Digital).

Mr. Ingram is a graduate of Princeton University, where he received his bachelor of arts degree in English in 1984. In 1986 he received his master of business administration degree from the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University.

Mr. Ingram joined Ingram Industries Inc. in 1986, serving as the Assistant Treasurer and also as President of Tennessee Book Company, now a subsidiary of Ingram Lightning Group, early in his career.

He later served as President of Ingram Book Company, Vice President of Purchasing for Ingram Micro Europe, and Director of Purchasing for Ingram Micro Inc. in Santa Ana, California. Today he is a member of the Ingram Micro Board of Directors.

Mr. Ingram is active as a volunteer in a number of educational and charitable organizations. He is a member of the Board of Trust of Vanderbilt University and the boards of Montgomery Bell Academy and The Harpeth Hall School in Nashville.  He was recently named by Nashville Mayor Karl Dean as Co-Chair of the Mayor’s “Green Ribbon Committee on Environmental Sustainability”.  He also serves on the board of directors of the National Center for Learning Disabilities and the Nashville Chapter of the American Red Cross. In addition, Mr. Ingram is Chairman of the capital campaigns for Vanderbilt Athletics and Currey Ingram Academy.

Mr. Ingram is married with four children.