James Lieber

James Lieber has more than 25 years of experience in the strategic management of complex international projects and situations for multi-national corporations, investment funds, organizations and high net-worth individuals in Europe and the United States. Mr. Lieber is the founder and president of Lieber Strategies. From 1997 to 2004, Mr. Lieber served as Director of Corporate Affairs at LVMH Moet Hennessy-Louis Vuitton S.E. He practiced law with Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton from 1994 to 1997. Mr. Lieber holds a juris doctor degree cum laude from Northwestern University School of Law in Chicago, Illinois and a master’s degree in public policy from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut with honors in art history. Mr. Lieber is an attorney admitted to practice in the State of New York and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Mr. Lieber is a director of companies including LVMH Inc. and DFS Group, as well as of Stanhope Capital, a private wealth manager with offices in London, Geneva, Paris and New York. He is also a director of the French-American Foundation, a member of Panthera's Conservation Council and a Friend of the Foundation for Jewish Heritage. Mr. Lieber is considered to be independent within the meaning of NI 58-101.