James E. Hanson II
James E. Hanson II
Director since 2018
President and CEO of The Hampshire Companies
Mr. Hanson oversees the operation and investment activities of The Hampshire Companies and its funds. He has over 40 years of real estate investment management and operational experience. Mr. Hanson is currently a Council Member of the New Jersey State Investment Council; a Commissioner and currently President of the Palisades Interstate Park Commission; a Member of the Board of Directors of the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce; and formerly served as an Executive-In-Residence and Co-Chair of the Board of Advisors for the Center of Real Estate Studies at Rutgers Business School. Mr. Hanson earned a bachelor’s degree from Hope College and a juris doctor degree from Vermont Law School, and has served as Trustee for both schools.