James E. Hanson II, is the President & CEO of The Hampshire Companies. Mr. Hanson oversees the operation and investment activities of Hampshire and its Funds and Direct Investment Vehicles and is the Chair of the firm’s Executive Committee and Investment Management Committee. Mr. Hanson has over 40 years of real estate investment management and operational experience. Presently, his extracurricular activities include: a Council Member of the New Jersey State Investment Council, which oversees the New Jersey State Pension Systems; President of the Palisades Interstate Park Commission; and member of the Board of Directors of Providential Bank. Mr. Hanson has a B.A. degree from Hope College and a J.D. degree from Vermont Law School.