David B. Ingram
| David B. Ingram | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Education |
Duke University Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University |
| Occupation |
Businessman Philanthropist |
| Parent(s) |
E. Bronson Ingram II Martha Rivers Ingram |
| Relatives |
Orrin Henry Ingram (great-great-grandfather) Julius Ingram (great-great-great uncle) Erskine B. Ingram (great-grandfather) Frederic B. Ingram (uncle) Ingrid Goude (aunt by marriage) Orrin H. Ingram II (brother) John R. Ingram (brother) |
David Bronson Ingram is an American heir, businessman and philanthropist.[1] He serves as the Chairman and President of Ingram Entertainment, the largest distributor of DVDs and video games in the United States.[1][2][3] He is also the Founder and Chairman of DBI Beverage, a distributor of California beers and non-alcoholic drinks in Chico, Napa, Sacramento, San Francisco, San Joaquin County, San Jose, Truckee and Ukiah.[1][3]
Early life
David Ingram's late father was E. Bronson Ingram II, founder of Ingram Industries. His mother is Martha Rivers Ingram and his brothers are Orrin H. Ingram II and John R. Ingram. His paternal grandfather five times removed, David Ingram, was an immigrant from Leeds, England.[4] His paternal great-great-grandfather, Orrin Henry Ingram, was a lumber baron in Eau Claire, Wisconsin and early invested in Friedrich Weyerhäuser's timber investments, later known as the Weyerhaeuser corporation.[4]
Ingram received a Bachelor of Arts in History from Duke University in 1985 and an M.B.A. from the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University in May 1989.[1][3]
Business career
He served as Development Officer of Duke University from 1985 to 1987.[1][3] He served as Chief Executive Officer of Ingram Entertainment until 2012.[5]
He serves as the Chairman of Ingram Entertainment, and the founder and Chairman of DBI Beverage.[1][3] He serves on the Board of Directors of Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc. Formerly, he served on the Boards of BUY.com, Goldleaf Financial Solutions,Inc. and Ingram Micro.[1]
Philanthropy
He is Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Montgomery Bell Academy.[1][3] He serves as President of The Golf Club of Tennessee and Head of the Investment Committee for the Tennessee Golf Foundation.[1][3] He is a member of the Augusta National Golf Club.[6] In September 2005, he made a $100,000 gift to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund to help victims of Hurricane Katrina. In January 2010, he made a $100,000 donation to the Red Cross International Relief Fund to help the victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake.[7] In November 2013, he donated $100,000 to the American Red Cross Philippines Relief Fund to help victims of the Philippines typhoon disaster.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 BusinessWeek
- ↑ Ingram Entertainment Board of Directors
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Council Capital biography
- 1 2 Ingram Chronicles, Forbes, 9/06/1999
- ↑ New CEO, sales chief at Ingram Entertainment, Nashville Post, July 9, 2012
- ↑ Augusta National Golf Club members list, USA Today
- ↑ Ingram Entertainment Press Release: David B. Ingram Makes Donation to the Victims of Haiti Earthquake, January 20, 2010