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James W. Owens

Nickname: Jim

Muckety metrics:

Connections: James W. Owens has direct or once-removed relationships with 1,336 people, organizations or other entities in our database of the most influential people in America. Under a scoring system that gives more weight to direct links, this score is higher than 98% of all entries.

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Muckety connection score: 98

Influence: Owens has a Muckety influence index of 99 out of 100. This is a measure of power and reach compared with others in the U.S. leadership elite.

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Muckety influence score: 99

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James W. Owens

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Gender: Male

Age in 2012: 66

Address: Lives and/or works in Peoria Heights, IL

Wealth class: Multimillionaire

Areas of interest:

nonprofits

business

construction sector

electronics industry

manufacturing

politics & government

Personal social network: Much of Owens's Muckety comes from business connections. He has direct links to five Fortune 1000 companies.

Financial information:

As an officer, director and/or owner of publicly traded securities, James W. Owens has filed documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission. >> See filings

James W. Owens personal relations:

Katie Owens - spouse

Other current James W. Owens relationships:

Alcoa Inc. - director

Council on Foreign Relations - director

IBM - director

KKR & Co. LP - senior adviser

Morgan Stanley - director

National Petroleum Council - member

Peterson Institute for International Economics - director

United States Council for International Business - trustee

James W. Owens past relationships:

Caterpillar Inc. - chairman

White House state dinner (11/24/2009) - invited guest

World Resources Institute - director

Five degrees of Kevin:

We can connect James W. Owens with Kevin Bacon in five steps:
James W. Owens → Council on Foreign Relations →
  Joan E. Spero → American Express Company →
    Just Ask the Locals →

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Indirect links:

James W. Owens has multiple indirect connections to the following people:

Frederick W. Smith

Andrew N. Liveris

Laura D'Andrea Tyson

Extended reach:

Among the most influential people in James W. Owens's web of second-degree relationships:

Ratan N. Tata

Ernesto Zedillo

E. Stanley O'Neal

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Other activities:

Institute of International Economics

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James W. Owens campaign contributions:

Listed below are federal donations of $3,000+ reported to the FEC.

John McCain 2008 - $4,600 on 3/21/2008

Caterpillar Employee PAC - $5,000 on 1/29/2010

Contributions to political organizations reporting to IRS:

Republican Governors Association - $5,000 on 10/29/2010

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