James A. Firestone is on the board of Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., New York Hall of Science and Yale University Center of Customer Insights. In the past Mr. Firestone was President-Japan & Travelers Cheque Division at American Express Co., General Manager-Consumer Division at International Business Machines Corp., Head-Consumer Division at Ameritech Corp. and Executive VP & President-Corporate Strategy at Xerox Corp.

Mr. Firestone received a graduate degree from Yale University and an undergraduate degree from Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service.