James R. Barker (businessman)

James R. Barker
NationalityAmerican
Alma materColumbia University (BA)
Harvard Business School (MBA)
Occupation(s)Chairman of Interlake Steamship Company and SeaStreak
Known forCo-founder of Temple, Barker & Sloane
CEO of Moore-McCormack

James R. Barker is an American shipping businessman who is the chairman of the Interlake Steamship Company and SeaStreak. He was also a management consultant who co-founded Temple, Barker & Sloane, which formed the global consulting firm Oliver Wyman. He is the namesake of the lake freighter MV James R. Barker.