Lunch and Learn with BCA Chairman Mike Kemp and Fellow James Kemp

3029 2nd Avenue South,Birmingham AL 35233

06 May, 2022

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Join Blackburn Fellows as we discuss the future of business in Alabama with BCA Chairman Mike Kemp and AB member and Fellow James Kemp This is event is sponsored by Medical Properties Trust, Inc. BCA Chairman Mike Kempfrom WBRC The Business Council of Alabama (BCA) announced its leadership positions for 2022 with a new group of officers, executive committee members and board of directors. The positions were approved during its annual meeting. Mike Kemp was elected as the BCA’s 36th chairman, succeeding Gary Smith. Kemp has been a longtime leader with the BCA serving as the organization’s first vice chairman, an executive member, and chairman of ProgressPAC, BCA’s political arm. With this new position, he is now the first African American chairman of BCA. “BCA has been the foundation of business advocacy for 35 years, and I am honored to step into this position that so many talented individuals have held before me. I am extremely optimistic about what we can accomplish if we communicate, innovate and work together. BCA is a member driven organization, and I am going to draw on the talents and experience of our leadership team and membership to meet our goals. BCA always acts in the best interest of our state, our employers and their families and that will not change,” Kemp said. Kemp is the founder, president and CEO of Birmingham’s KMS (Kemp Management Solutions). Kemp holds a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from UAB and an associate of arts degree in Mathematics from Alabama State University. He serves on several corporate and community boards, including: First Horizon Bank, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Alabama, Downtown Rotary Club of Birmingham, and Operation HOPE. Advisory Board Member and Fellow James KempFrom the Blackburn Institute Advisory Board website James Kemp, Jr., a native of Birmingham, Alabama, graduated summa cum laude with a degree in finance in 2015. James immediately continued on to earn his MBA with a concentration in strategic management and marketing from UA’s Manderson Graduate School of Business. James’ passions have always been organizational operations, finances, leadership, and civic engagement. While at UA, James served as treasurer for UA’s chapter of the NAACP and the Mortar Board honor society. James currently serves as director of business operations for Kemp Management Solutions, LLC, a project management and consulting firm based in Birmingham. His responsibilities include managing the firm’s finances, overseeing its marketing strategies, maintaining and developing the firm’s IT structure, and providing delivery support on client accounts as needed. James became a member of the Birmingham Rotaract Club in June 2018 and served as the VP of finance for the 2019-2020 term. He married his beautiful wife Jasmine in October 2017 and they now reside in the Crestwood neighborhood of Birmingham They have one son, Jotham Michael.