James Owens

James W.
Owens currently works at Peter G.
Peterson Institute for International Economics, as Director.
Dr. Owens also formerly worked at Caterpillar, Inc., as Chairman in 2010, The Business Roundtable, as Chairman-International Trade, The Business Council, as Chairman, Arconic, Inc., as Independent Director from 2005 to 2016, International Business Machines Corp., as Independent Director from 2011 to 2019, Morgan Stanley, as Independent Director from 2011 to 2018, Council on Foreign Relations, Inc., as Director, World Resources Institute, as Director, Alcoa Corp., as Independent Director from 2016 to 2020, PT Natra Raya, as Managing Director, North Carolina State University, as Trustee, Solar Turbines, Inc., as President, The Conference Board, Inc., as Member-Global Advisory Council, and Caterpillar Overseas SARL, as Chief Economist.
Dr. Owens received his doctorate degree in 1973 from North Carolina State University.