James David Zellerbach (January 17, 1892 – August 3, 1963) was an American businessman and ambassador.
Zellerbach was born on January 17, 1892. He was raised in San Francisco, California.[1] He served as chairman of the board of the Crown Zellerbach Corporation. In 1957, Zellerbach was sworn in as United States Ambassador to Italy; he held the post until 1960. He was a member on the board of Wells Fargo Bank Council on Foreign Relations. He was President of the San Francisco Jewish Welfare Fund and vice-chairman of the National Conference of Christians and Jews.
He died on August 3, 1963, of a brain tumor, during surgery at Mount Zion Hospital in San Francisco.[2] Zellerbach is buried at Home of Peace Cemetery in Colma, California.[3]