James Clement is chairman of King Ranch, Inc., where he has also served as vice president and treasurer. Mr. Clement is chairman of the Management Council of the King Ranch Institute for Ranch Management at Texas A&M University-Kingsville and on the board of Houston Trust Company He has served  as a board member of the Texas State Historical Association, the Advisory Council of the Kay Bailey Hutchison Center for Energy, Law, and Business at The University of Texas at Austin; Vice Chairman and board member of  the Episcopal School of Dallas, board member of Madison Council of the Library of Congress, and as Chairman of the board of the Tom Lea Institute.

Mr. Clement holds a BA in Economics from Tulane University and an MBA from The University of Texas at Austin.

He is married to Judy Beggs and is the father of a daughter, Capera plus two Marine sons, Captain James Clement III (USMCR infantry) and Major Gregory Clement, USMC ret (USNA ’08, aviator).