James Marshall Kilts is an entrepreneur and businessperson who founded Centerview Partners Holdings LLC, Fieldpoint Private Bank & Trust and The University of Chicago Booth School of Business and who has been the head of 19 different companies.

He occupies the position of Chairman for The Simply Good Foods Co. and Partner at Centerview Partners Holdings LLC.

He is also Founding Partner of Centerview Partners Management LLC, Member-Overseers Board at Weill Cornell Medical College, Member of The University of Chicago Booth School of Business and Founding Partner of Centerview Capital Consumer and on the board of 8 other companies.

He previously was Chairman at MetLife, Inc., Co-Chief Executive Officer of Conyers Park III Acquisition Corp., President & Senior VP-Strategy & Development at Kraft Ltd., Executive Vice President at Altria Group, Inc. and Executive Vice President-Worldwide Food at Philip Morris USA, Inc. (a subsidiary of Altria Group, Inc.), Executive Vice President at Element Global, Inc., Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer at Gillette Co., Independent Non-Executive Director at Nielsen NV, Independent Non-Executive Director at Nielsen Holdings Plc, Chairman for Gillette Group UK Ltd., Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer for Global Gillette, Chairman at Big Heart Pet Brands, Inc., Chairman-Supervisory Board of The Nielsen Co. BV, Executive Chairman of Conyers Park Acquisition Corp., Inc., Executive Chairman for Conyers Park II Acquisition Corp., President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Nabisco, Inc., President & Chief Executive Officer at Nabisco Group Holdings Corp., President of Oscar Mayer Foods Corp., President for Kraft USA Corp., Senior Vice President at Kraft International Commercial and Chairman for Grocery Manufacturers Association.

He received an undergraduate degree from Knox College, an MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business and an MBA from The University of Chicago.