Griffin H. James ’01

Griffin H. James ’01, of Champaign, Ill.; July 30, from an undiagnosed heart condition.   After Brown, he moved to Boston and began his career at Gilbane Building Company prior to attending Harvard Business School. After graduating with his MBA, he worked as a business consultant at Trammell Crow and then at Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited. His work took him all over the world and just days before his death he earned a partner level promotion at Deloitte. At Brown, he was a captain of the downhill ski racing team and member of the jazz and wind symphony bands. He was married in February 2022, moved to Champaign in July 2022, and was excited and could not wait to become a father in January 2023 and devote more time to his growing family. He is survived by his wife, Sara; his son; his parents; a brother; a brother-in-law; a niece; and two nephews.