Ph.D.–Yale University
M.Phil.–Yale University
M.A.–Yale University
B.S.–Fayetteville State University

James I. Herbert is a Professor of Management & Entrepreneurship at Kennesaw State University’s Michael J. Coles College of Business and Director of the Urban Enterprise Initiative; a program designed to stimulate the creation and growth of urban family businesses. Dr. Herbert is an internationally recognized family business consultant with more than twenty–five years of experience. He is also a Family Business Advisor with Fellow Status from FFI¸ Inc. An expert on Ethnic and African American family businesses¸ Dr. Herbert (with Young–Ho Nam) recently published an article entitled: "Characteristics and Key Success Factors in Family Business: The Case of Korean Immigrant Businesses in Metro–Atlanta." Dr. Herbert is also author of the groundbreaking work¸ Black Male Entrepreneurs and Adult Development (Praeger¸ 1989)¸ an in–depth study of the lives of successful Black business owners. In addition¸ Dr. Herbert specializes in entrepreneurship and new venture creation. He is the Coordinator of Business Plan Competitions for Coles College of Business. Dr. Herbert is currently the Editor of The Family Business Bibliography¸ a print and electronic publication of the Cox Family Enterprise Center¸ in collaboration with The Family Firm Institute.

Dr. Herbert served as vice president of the Family Firm Institute¸ an international association for professionals who work with and study family enterprise. He served as leader for the first meeting of the next generation leaders of the Black Enterprise Magazine 100 largest Black–owned businesses. Dr. Herbert also served as a member of the National Small Business Development Center Advisory Board. Dr. Herbert is a Sam M. Walton Free Enterprise Fellow. He currently sits on The Board of Directors of Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta¸ Inc.

Prior to joining Kennesaw´s faculty¸ he was Associate Director of Admissions¸ Director of Program Development¸ and Lecturer in Organizational Behavior at Yale´s School of Organization and Management. Dr. Herbert pioneered programs in minority family business and race relations¸ stimulated minority and Native American enrollment and served as chairman of Yale’s Afro–American Cultural Center.