James Shein

Biography

James Shein has been a director since June 2016. Professor Shein is Clinical Professor of Strategy at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, where he has taught since 2002.  Mr. Shein has also owned and operated the consulting firm of J.S. Associates since 1994, which provides corporate renewal and governance consulting services for turnarounds of public and private manufacturing, service, software and newspaper/media companies.  Previously, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Northbrook Corporation (1980-1990), President and Chief Executive Officer of R.C. Manufacturing, Inc. (1990-1994), and counsel at McDermott, Will & Emery LLP with practice in corporate governance and restructuring (1997-2009).  Mr. Shein currently serves on multiple private company boards, and his recent public company directorships include serving as an independent director of Real Mex Restaurants (2011-2012) and as an independent director of U.S. Enrichment Corporation (2013-present), a subsidiary of Centrus Energy Corp. He also served from 2009 to 2013 as an independent director and Chairman of the Audit and Governance Committees of Flying J, Inc., a multi-billion dollar energy, hospitality and food service company with downstream refining operations. Mr. Shein has a BS in Engineering, MBA, PhD, and JD, and has testified as an expert witness on governance in state and federal courts.  

Research Interest

James Shein has been a director since June 2016. Professor Shein is Clinical Professor of Strategy at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, where he has taught since 2002.  Mr. Shein has also owned and operated the consulting firm of J.S. Associates since 1994, which provides corporate renewal and governance consulting services for turnarounds of public and private manufacturing, service, software and newspaper/media companies.  Previously, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Northbrook Corporation (1980-1990), President and Chief Executive Officer of R.C. Manufacturing, Inc. (1990-1994), and counsel at McDermott, Will & Emery LLP with practice in corporate governance and restructuring (1997-2009).  Mr. Shein currently serves on multiple private company boards, and his recent public company directorships include serving as an independent director of Real Mex Restaurants (2011-2012) and as an independent director of U.S. Enrichment Corporation (2013-present), a subsidiary of Centrus Energy Corp. He also served from 2009 to 2013 as an independent director and Chairman of the Audit and Governance Committees of Flying J, Inc., a multi-billion dollar energy, hospitality and food service company with downstream refining operations. Mr. Shein has a BS in Engineering, MBA, PhD, and JD, and has testified as an expert witness on governance in state and federal courts.