BIOGRAPHY
James Benham is founder and president of JB Knowledge Technologies, Inc. He started the company during his final year in the Corps of Cadets at Texas A&M University, where he earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting and a Master of Science in Management Information Systems. Established with the aim of providing high quality technology solutions to the North American marketplace, James' company has since grown to provide premier technology services to companies large and small across the Western Hemisphere, specializing in the construction, insurance, and real estate industries. JBKnowledge is a four-time recipient of the Aggie 100 award and a three-time Newman 10 recipient. 

Along with software, database and web development, JBKnowledge's user-friendly software products - SmartBidNet and SmartCompliance - allow companies to streamline enterprise management, data interchange, compliance and document work flow processes via secure, web-based platforms. JBKnowledge has offices in Atlanta, Las Vegas, Salt Lake City and Salta, Argentina and is headquartered in Bryan/College Station, TX where James resides with his wife and two daughters. James is a member of the City of College Station Planning and Zoning Commission as well as Chairman of the American Society of Professional Estimators (ASPE) Speakers Bureau. James is also a member of ASPE as well as the Risk Management Society (RIMS). 

As an entrepreneur with expert knowledge in the past, present, and future capabilities of information technology, James has earned kudos and repeat speaking requests from scores of organizations across North America. He's discussed everything from information technology solutions, strategy and management to marketing and social media. Hosting organizations range from advertising clubs to construction industry trade shows to college classrooms. His energy, knowledge, and ability to engage whoever he finds himself in front of has yet to go unnoticed.