James Cole, Jr.

Founder, Chairman, and CEO of the Jasco Group, LLC and former US Delegated Deputy Secretary of Education and General Counsel under President Obama.

He served on the board of directors of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund for 7 years. From 1996-2011, James worked at the law firm of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz in New York City, where, in 2004, he became a partner. He is a graduate of the University of Chicago Law School.