- Source of Wealth: Business, Oakley, Red Digital, Self-made
- Age: 70
- Birth Place: Los Angeles, California, United States
- Marital Status: Married (Misha Jannard)
- Full Name: James Jannard
- Nationality: American
- Date of Birth: 8 June 1949
- Occupation: Businessman
- Education: University of Southern California
- Children: 4
He sold motorcycle grips from a car trunk in 1975 later switched to sunglasses in 1983. The Oakley founder persuaded star athletes to wear his high-tech lenses; went public in 1995. James started Red Digital in 2006 and sold Oakley to Leonardo Del Vecchio’s optics giant Luxottica for $2.1 billion in 2007.