Close
Type at least 1 character to search
Back to top

JAMES

WARD

Partner, CEO

LinkedIn
James Ward

At Artemis

After joining Artemis in 2011, James’ vision, commitment to growing through repeatable and scalable systems, and passion for building businesses has driven Artemis to new heights. As a Managing Partner, his responsibilities include the development of the firm’s industrial tech professionals, architecting internal structures, and the execution of Artemis’ fund-level strategies.

It is impossible to truly understand the awesome responsibility of owning a business until you've stood in front of a hundred people and informed them of ownership transition. In that moment, it's our job to reassure them that we won't screw up what made the company great in the first place."

James Ward, CEO, Artemis

SPECIALIZATION

  • Specialty Chemicals
  • Advanced Materials
  • RF Microwave
  • Analytical Instruments
  • Robotics & Automation
  • Optics & Photonics

PORTFOLIO Companies

  • McDanel Technical Ceramics
  • RM Lucas
  • Maury Microwave
  • STC
  • BioDot
  • StanChem Polymers

Background

Before teaming up with Peter to serve the industrial tech industry with a differentiated ownership model, James was a Vice President at Odeon Capital Group, a full-service boutique broker/dealer to institutional clients. Prior to Odean, James served as a full-time member of AmeriCorp City Year, a nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering academic and life achievements among high school students by partnering with teachers on classroom and community  programs. He received a Bachelors Degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder and a Masters Degree from the Harvard Kennedy School.

Artemis Insights