Jim McBride

Founder at Blue Sage Capital LLC

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Mr. McBride is a founding partner of Blue Sage Capital.
Prior to forming Blue Sage in 2002, Mr. McBride spent over a decade as the senior, non-family executive of The LBJ Holding Company, a private investment holding company of the family of Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson.
Mr. McBride is an advisory director for Frost Bank Austin and serves on the University of Texas McCombs School of Business Advisory Council, the McCombs School of Business Foundation Board, and on the Investments Committee of the Texas Exes Endowment.
He is the past president of Caritas of Austin, a 50-year-old non-profit fighting poverty and homelessness in Central Texas and currently serves on its Community Advisory Board.
Mr. McBride is an ordained elder in the Presbyterian Church-USA. Mr. McBride received his BBA in Finance (1982) and his MBA (1990) from The University of Texas at Austin.

Jim McBride active positions

Companies	Position	Start
Blue Sage Capital LLC Blue Sage Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Blue Sage Service LP (Blue Sage Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2003 by Peter Huff and Jim McBride. The firm is headquartered in Austin. Texas.	Founder	2010-04-21
C&M Conveyor, Inc. C&M Conveyor, Inc. Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing C&M Conveyor, Inc. manufactures designs and sells material handling equipment. It offers parts for turntable, pivoting devices, mesh conveyor and powered fork entry. The firm provides solutions for corrugate, folding carton, roll handling and custom applications. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Mitchell, IN.	Director/Board Member	2011-04-24
The Baxley-Logpro Holdings, Inc. The Baxley-Logpro Holdings, Inc. Wholesale DistributorsDistribution Services The Baxley-Logpro Holdings, Inc. manufactures and supplies equipment and systems for the forest products and biomass industries. It manufactures machinery for sawmill logyards, engineered wood products plants, pulp and paper plants, chip mills and pellet mills. The company is headquartered in Hot Springs, AR.	Director/Board Member	-

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Former positions of Jim McBride

Companies	Position	End
The LBJ Holding Co. The LBJ Holding Co. MiscellaneousMiscellaneous The LBJ Holding Co. operates as a holding company. The firm engages in the management of non-residential buildings as well as in the development of real estate properties. The company is headquartered in Austin, TX.	Corporate Officer/Principal	2004-12-30
Equicom, Inc. Equicom, Inc. BroadcastingConsumer Services Equicom, Inc. owns and operates radio stations. It operates commercial broadcasting radio stations in Texas. The company is headquartered in Dallas, TX.	Director/Board Member	-
Thinkwell Corp. Thinkwell Corp. Publishing: Books/MagazinesConsumer Services Thinkwell Corp. develops cloud-based courseware. It offers video-based instruction, automatically graded exercises, comprehensive course content, and customizable platform. The firm's subjects include math, science, and social science. The company was founded by Dan Heath and Amy Bryant in 1997 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.	Director/Board Member	-

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The University of Texas at Austin

Masters Business Admin

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C&M Conveyor, Inc. C&M Conveyor, Inc. Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing C&M Conveyor, Inc. manufactures designs and sells material handling equipment. It offers parts for turntable, pivoting devices, mesh conveyor and powered fork entry. The firm provides solutions for corrugate, folding carton, roll handling and custom applications. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Mitchell, IN.	Producer Manufacturing
Equicom, Inc. Equicom, Inc. BroadcastingConsumer Services Equicom, Inc. owns and operates radio stations. It operates commercial broadcasting radio stations in Texas. The company is headquartered in Dallas, TX.	Consumer Services
Blue Sage Capital LLC Blue Sage Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Blue Sage Service LP (Blue Sage Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2003 by Peter Huff and Jim McBride. The firm is headquartered in Austin. Texas.	Finance
Thinkwell Corp. Thinkwell Corp. Publishing: Books/MagazinesConsumer Services Thinkwell Corp. develops cloud-based courseware. It offers video-based instruction, automatically graded exercises, comprehensive course content, and customizable platform. The firm's subjects include math, science, and social science. The company was founded by Dan Heath and Amy Bryant in 1997 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.	Consumer Services
The LBJ Holding Co. The LBJ Holding Co. MiscellaneousMiscellaneous The LBJ Holding Co. operates as a holding company. The firm engages in the management of non-residential buildings as well as in the development of real estate properties. The company is headquartered in Austin, TX.	Miscellaneous
The Baxley-Logpro Holdings, Inc. The Baxley-Logpro Holdings, Inc. Wholesale DistributorsDistribution Services The Baxley-Logpro Holdings, Inc. manufactures and supplies equipment and systems for the forest products and biomass industries. It manufactures machinery for sawmill logyards, engineered wood products plants, pulp and paper plants, chip mills and pellet mills. The company is headquartered in Hot Springs, AR.	Distribution Services

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