Commissioner J. W. Gibson, II

Commissioner James Wesley Gibson, II, commonly known as J. W. was elected to the Shelby County Board of Commissioners in the August 2006 general election to represent District 2.

Mr. Gibson is a product of the Memphis City School system, a veteran of the U.S. Navy and attended Christian Brothers University in Business Management.  He is founder and CEO of the Gibson Companies.  As a business leader he has served as President of the National Minority Medical Supply Association, and Chairman of the Minority Input Committee, an advisory group to the Mid-South Minority Business Council (MMBC).  He conducted the Healthcare Providers Focus Group designed to assist major hospitals in developing plans for increased spending with small businesses.

Mr. Gibson is very active in the Memphis community.  He has been on the Board of Directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Community Redevelopment Agency, Community Service Agency, New Ballet Ensemble, Leadership Memphis, Liberty Bowl, Christ Community Health Science, Shelby County Education Foundation, and appointment by the Governor to the State Energy Board. He is a past Chairman of the Board of Directors for Memphis in May. He is also active with the United Way of the Mid-South, and has held the presidency of the Westwood Manor Association and the National Minority Medical Supply Association.

Commissioner Gibson is married and is a prayer service member at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church Westwood.