50 Most Influential Latinos

Jerry James

Atlanta Gladiators

President

This is not the first award Jerry has received. The Fresno, California native brings an extensive background in professional sports to the Gladiators. James earned some hardware for his hard work with four championship rings. He won two World Series rings with the San Francisco Giants and one with the Houston Astros organizations, while winning another with their Triple-A affiliate, the Fresno Grizzlies, when they won the Pacific Coast League Championship. Jerry who spent a decade with Fresno on the highest level of minor league baseball, served as the team’s Assistant General Manager and Vice President of Revenue. There he developed many aspects of the team’s business approach, focusing on corporate partnerships and community alliances.

Much like his time with the Grizzlies, the always committed James spends most of his off time now working with community non-profit organizations like Ser Familia, the National Latino Police Officers Association-Georgia Chapter, The Atlanta Gladiators Foundations and others. It is just one of the many reasons he was honored with the award as “50 Most Influential Latinos in Georgia”.