Chairman & CEO, The Humphrey Companies

James I. Humphrey that founded and was chairman and CEO of the Humphrey Companies, a group of eight organizations that develops, builds, owns, and manages apartment communities, hotels, and retirement communities in the mid-Atlantic region and Florida. Jim was also the founder and chairman of Humphrey Hospitality Trust, a real estate trust that merged with Supertel Hospitality Inc. and owned over 120 hotels in 23 states. 

Jim served on the Maryland Governor’s Housing Task Force, was vice chairman of the Maryland Housing Commission, and was the initial president of the Maryland Affordable Housing Coalition. He is currently chairman of the board for Hospice of the Chesapeake and on the board of Homes for America, a not-for-profit producer of affordable homes in a multi-state area. Jim is the Immediate Past Chair of the Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County.