# James Ward

> James Ward is CEO and Partner at Artemis, a Boston-based private equity firm focused on industrial technology manufacturers. He joined in 2011 after investment banking at Odeon Capital Group and earlier City Year service. His work spans investment strategy, team development and portfolio company support.

- **Role:** CEO and Partner at Artemis
- **Organizations:** Artemis, Odeon Capital Group, City Year, Maury Microwave, Superior Technical Ceramics / STC Material Solutions, StanChem Polymers, Ohio Tool Works
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree, University of Colorado Boulder, Master’s degree, Harvard Kennedy School
- **Known for:** 2006 City Year Bridge Builder Segal Fellow., Promoted to Managing Director and Partner at Artemis in 2019., Part of the Artemis team that acquired Maury Microwave in June 2021.

## Career timeline

- **2004-2005** — City Year Boston corps member.
- **2005-2006** — City Year Louisiana senior corps member.
- **2006** — Named a City Year Bridge Builder Segal Fellow.
- **Before 2011** — Worked in investment banking at Odeon Capital Group; Artemis identifies his role as Vice President.
- **2011** — Joined Artemis.
- **2013-2022** — Served on the City Year board, including its executive committee and as finance committee chair, according to his LinkedIn profile.
- **2014** — Helped Adcole founder Addison Cole move items from his office upon retirement.
- **2019** — Promoted to Managing Director and appointed Partner at Artemis.
- **2021** — Worked on Artemis’s acquisition of Maury Microwave and served as STC board chair at the appointment of James R. Callan.
- **2026** — Identified as CEO in Artemis’s announcement of Fund IV’s $254 million final close.

## Achievements

- 2006 City Year Bridge Builder Segal Fellow.
- Promoted to Managing Director and Partner at Artemis in 2019.
- Part of the Artemis team that acquired Maury Microwave in June 2021.
- Led Artemis as CEO at the September 2026 announcement of Fund IV’s $254 million close.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — On September 29, Artemis announced the combination of portfolio companies Optikos and Omega Optical; David Cooper became CEO of the combined Optikos organization.
- **2026-09** — Artemis announced on September 15 that Fund IV closed September 1 with $254 million in commitments and three platform investments acquired to date.
- **2026-05** — Artemis portfolio company McDanel announced Mike Ingram’s promotion to CEO, effective April 15.

## Links

- Website: https://artemislp.com/james-ward/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-f-ward-77572723/

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