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For his son, James Cox Chambers Jr., see Fergie Chambers.

James Cox Chambers (born 1956/57) is an American billionaire heir, renewable energy businessman, and filmmaker. As of May 2022, his net worth was estimated at US$4.7 billion.[3]

Early life

Chambers is the son of Anne Cox Chambers, the former US Ambassador to Belgium,[4] and the grandson of newspaper publisher, three-time Governor of Ohio, and 1920 Democratic nominee for President James M. Cox. He has two half-sisters from his mother’s first marriage, Katharine Ann Johnson and Margaretta Johnson. He graduated from Bard College in 1982.[5]

Career

Chambers is a renewable energy businessman, biodynamic farmer, and filmmaker.[4][6] Chambers is a co-owner of the Atlanta Hawks and publisher of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.[7] He is on the board of directors for the Communities in Schools.[5] Chambers also served as the chair of the Board of Trustees of Bard College from 2015 to 2026.[8][9]

Chambers appeared in the 1984 film Alphabet City.[5][10]

Wealth

In 2015, his mother Anne Cox Chambers distributed her 49% share in Cox Enterprises equally among her three children.[1] As of June 2018, his net worth is $6.3 billion.[11]

Personal life

In 1982, Chambers married fellow Bard College alumna and actress Lauren Hamilton, the daughter of computer pioneer Margaret Hamilton and James Cox Hamilton, both of Cambridge, Massachusetts.[12] They have a son, James “Jim” Cox Chambers Jr., also known as Fergie, who describes himself as a communist and a “professional revolutionary“.[13]

In 2004, Chambers married Nabila Khashoggi, daughter of billionaire Adnan Khashoggi.[14][13] They have a son and live in Palisades, New York, US.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Brendan Coffey (November 20, 2015). “Three Cox Billionaires Minted as Matriarch Gives Away Wealth – Bloomberg Business”. Bloomberg.com. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  2. ^ “Our National Leadership – Communities In Schools”. www.communitiesinschools.org.
  3. ^ a b “Forbes profile: James Chambers”. Forbes. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  4. ^ a b “Our National Leadership – Communities In Schools”. www.communitiesinschools.org. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  5. ^ a b c “James Cox Chambers”. Communities In Schools. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  6. ^ rcbizjournal (March 6, 2019). “Just One Rockland Resident Lands On Forbes’ Billionaire’s List”. Rockland County Business Journal. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
  7. ^ Willis, Kris (December 4, 2015). “Who owns the Atlanta Hawks?”. Peachtree Hoops. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  8. ^ College, Bard. “Bard College Commencement 2021 at Bard College”. www.bard.edu. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  9. ^ Sachar, Emily (May 13, 2026). “Bard Trustees’ Chairman, Alum and Billionaire James Cox Chambers, Leaves Board; Reason Unclear – The Daily Catch”. The Daily Catch –. Retrieved May 16, 2026.
  10. ^ “James Cox Chambers”. BFI. Archived from the original on April 23, 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  11. ^ “Here Are The 198 New Billionaires Of 2016”. Forbes.com. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  12. ^ “Lauren Hamilton, Actress, Is Married In New York to James Cox Chambers”. The New York Times. October 10, 1982. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  13. ^ a b Peisner, David (March 24, 2024). “Fergie Chambers is Heir to One of America’s Richest Families — and Determined to See the U.S. Fall”. Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  14. ^ “Fall Bardian 2016”. November 23, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2018.