James Monsees Explained

James Monsees
Nationality:American
Education:Kenyon College
Stanford University
Known For:Co-founder, Juul Labs
Chief product officer, Juul

James Monsees is an American businessman, and the co-founder (with Adam Bowen) and former chief product officer of Juul Labs, an electronic cigarette company.

Monsees is an alumnus of Whitfield School in St. Louis, Missouri.[1]

Monsees earned a BA in Physics and Studio Art from Kenyon College, followed by an MS in Product Design from Stanford University.[2]

In December 2018, following Altria taking a 35% stake in Juul, Monsees's net worth increased from an estimated $730 million to more than $1.1 billion.[3] After subsequent write-downs of the value of Juul, Forbes no longer considers Monsees a billionaire.[4]

In March 2020, Monsees announced to his employees that he is stepping down as adviser and board member of Juul.[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: News Post. www.whitfieldschool.org.
  2. Web site: Executive Profile: James Monsees . Bloomberg LP . 5 March 2019.
  3. Web site: New Altria Deal Makes Juul Cofounders Billionaires. Kathleen. Chaykowski. Forbes. 5 March 2019.
  4. Web site: Forbes profile: James Monsees . Forbes . 11 May 2020.
  5. Web site: Juul Co-Founder Monsees steps down as adviser, board member. 2020-04-08. www.bloomberg.com.
  6. Web site: Juul co-founder James Monsees plans to leave the company. Lyons. Kim. 2020-03-12. The Verge. en. 2020-04-08.