Jim Roddey - BIO

BIOGRAPHY

HONORABLE JAMES C. RODDEY

Principal, McCrory & McDowell, LLC

  James C. Roddey served as Allegheny County's First Chief Executive from 1999 to 2004.  He is a graduate of Texas Christian University and a former Captain in the U.S. Marine Corps.  His fifty plus year business career has included the Presidencies of Turner Communication Corp., Rollins Communications Corp., Wexford Health Sources (a nationwide provider of specialized health services), as well as the Presidencies or Chairmanships of six other companies.  Mr. Roddey served as a Director of 5 publicly held corporations and as President of two national, industry trade organizations. 

 Active in civic, community and governmental affairs, Mr. Roddey has served on the boards of thirty such organizations, twelve of which he chaired. Mr. Roddey has received more than 60 local, state and national awards from a variety of governmental, industry, civic, educational and non-profit organizations, including 3 Honorary Doctorates a Distinguished Alumnus Award and was selected as Pittsburgh Man of the Year.