About
James Ho is a Partner on AEA's Middle Market Private Equity team, where he concentrates on Building Products & Services and Commercial & Field Services investments. Before joining AEA in 2001, he worked as a strategy consultant at Bain & Company in Chicago, advising private equity and corporate clients on acquisitions and post-merger integration. He holds a B.A. in economics and mathematical methods in the social sciences from Northwestern University.
Experience
- AEA Investors LPPartnercurrent2001 — presentNew York, New York
- AEA Investors LPPartnercurrent2001 — present
- TileBarMember Board of Directorscurrent2023 — present
- Chemical GuysMember Board Of Directorscurrent2021 — presentUnited States
- Traeger Pellet Grills, LLCMember Board Of Directorscurrent2017 — present
- MerchSourceMember Board Of Directorscurrent2015 — present
- ThreeSixty Group Ltd.Member Board Of Directorscurrent2015 — present
- Melissa & Doug, LLCMember Board Of Directors2017 — 2024
- 1-800 CONTACTSMember Board Of Directors2016 — 2020
- Brand NetworksMember Board Of Directors2013 — 2020
- 24 Hour FitnessMember Board Of Directors2014 — 2018
- Shoes For CrewsMember Board Of Directors2010 — 2015
- Bain & CompanySenior Associate Consultant1998 — 2001Chicago, Illinois
Investments
Board seats
1-800 Contacts, Inc.Brand NetworksChemical GuysMelissa & DougShoes For Crews IncThreeSixty GroupTileBarTraeger Wood Pellet Grills
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Aea Investors
Aaron Tobias
Associate at Aea Investors
Abram Turner
Data Scientist, Data Analytics at Aea Investors
Adam Goetsch
Operating Partner and Head of e-Commerce at Aea Investors
Alex Bales
Vice President at Aea Investors
Alex Reedy
Vice President at Aea Investors
Allexandre Mehfar
Partner at Aea Investors
Anne-Sophie Marchal
Associate at Aea Investors
Anneka Kamel
Partner at Aea Investors
Frequently asked questions
- Who is James Ho?
- James Ho is a Partner on AEA's Middle Market Private Equity team, where he concentrates on Building Products & Services and Commercial & Field Services investments. Before joining AEA in 2001, he worked as a strategy consultant at Bain & Company in Chicago, advising private equity and corporate clients on acquisitions and post-merger integration. He holds a B.A. in economics and mathematical methods in the social sciences from Northwestern University.
- Where does James Ho work?
- James Ho is Partner at Aea Investors.
- What boards does James Ho sit on?
- James Ho holds tracked board seats at 1-800 Contacts, Inc., Brand Networks, Chemical Guys, Melissa & Doug, Shoes For Crews Inc, ThreeSixty Group, TileBar, Traeger Wood Pellet Grills.
- Where did James Ho go to school?
- James Ho studied at Northwestern University (Bachelor of Arts (BA), MMSS and Economics).
Shared employers
Also worked at 1-800 CONTACTS2
Also worked at Brand Networks2
Also worked at Bain & Company996
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