James L. McMillan

Chairman, Board of Directors, Principal

"OliverMcMillan's teamwork, passion and experience is the fuel that allows common people to achieve uncommon results."
Jim serves as Chairman on the Board of Directors for OliverMcMillan. Born in San Diego, Jim graduated from the University of California at Berkeley where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Real Estate and Urban Land Economics from the School of Business Administration in June 1973. He also earned a Master of Business Administration degree in Finance from the University of Southern California in June 1976. From 1973 to the present, he has been responsible for the McMillan holdings, which include properties and interests located in California, North Carolina and Florida.
In 1978, Jim McMillan and lifelong friend Dene Oliver founded OliverMcMillan. Jim is a former trustee of La Jolla Country Day School, where he also served as chair of the Finance Committee. He has served as a board member of the Child Abuse Prevention Foundation, and as a board member of Investcal Realty Corporation. Currently, Jim is a director of the Schoenith Foundation which works to benefit educational and medical research. Jim is currently the Treasurer of the Board of Directors of Monarch School, a public school that serves homeless children in grades 1-12 , located in Downtown San Diego. Jim is a member of the Urban Land Institute and the International Council of Shopping Centers.