James C. Boland is an

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Early life and education

Boland's father comes from

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, County Clare, and his mother, Catherine Monaghan, from Carnaclay,

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, Ireland. He was born in

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. He graduated from John Carroll University and received an M.A. from George Washington University. He served as an Officer in the United States Army for two years.

Career

From 1976 to 1998, Boland served as a partner at Ernst & Young, including Vice Chairman and member of its Management Committee. From 1998 to 2002, he served as president and Chief Executive Officer of the

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. He served as its Vice Chairman from January 1, 2003 to June 30, 2007.

Additional affiliations and memberships

Boland sits on the boards of directors of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, Invacare and

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He has served on the board of the International Steel Group. He serves as chairman of Jobs Ohio, and on the board of the Center for Global Business Studies in Washington, D.C. He has served on the boards of trustees of the Ohio Business Roundtable, Cleveland Tomorrow, Leadership Cleveland, the Cleveland Health and Education Museum, University Circle Inc., the

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, the

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and United Way Services' cabinet, and the

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Club of Cleveland. Boland has served as chairman of the Cleveland Boy Scouts Capital Campaign, the YMCA Corporate Challenge, the March of Dimes "Walka-thon", the Olympic Torch Relay Committee. He has served on the Rain Forest Development Committee. He has chaired benefits for the United Cerebral Palsy, National Multiple Sclerosis Society,

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, Alzheimer's Association, the Ethnic Extravaganza for the Neighborhood Centers Association and the Achievement Center of Cleveland.

Awards and recognitions

Boland was named the 2012 Mayo Person of the Year by the Mayo Society of Greater Cleveland.

Personal life

Boland is married to Muffy Boland, and they have six children. One child, Jim Boland, is a partner at Cohen & Company in Cleveland, OH.

References

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