Jim Cheng, Virginia Secretary of Commerce and Trade, was recently a guest speaker for a Computer Science Colloquium here at ODU. Jim holds a BS Degree in Computer Science from ODU, and a MBA from Georgetown University Law Center.
He has over 20 years of experience in Information Technology and Government Contracting, and is active in angel investment and early stage entrepreneurial ventures of various types. Jim was most recently the President of Totus Lighting Solutions, a startup efficient-energy firm, and mentored several emerging companies.
From 1994-2005 he was founder and CEO of CHM, a government contracting company specializing in Information Technology, which he grew from a staff of 5 people to 550 and $90M in revenue at the time of sale in 2005. In 1999 his company was named Virginia Business Magazine's fastest growing private company in Virginia and #12 fastest growing private US company in Inc Magazine's "Inc 500". In 2001 he was named SE Virginia's KPMG Entrepreneur of the year.
Jim is active in the community and has served on the boards of non-profits, state-level and community organizations. He was a board member of the Virginia Small Business Finance Authority from 1999-2007, and is currently a Trustee of the Darden School Foundation at UVA, and a member of the ODU Education Foundation Board.
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