James Brauner is managing partner and co-founder of a telecommunications consultant firm and an entrepreneur for the past 30 years. His career includes purchasing and building a distribution firm from $600,000 sales to $15,000,000 in sales, founding an expense management consultant company, a telecommunications management and consulting company, and is co-founder of a web-based book sales and audio recording and audio cassette production business with his wife.

Jim has served as President and Chairman of the Board of the Greater St. Louis Safety Council and Chairman of the Board of The Institute for Peace and Justice in St. Louis, MO. He also served as a member of the Management Information Systems Committee of the Archdiocese of St. Louis. Over the past ten years, Jim has traveled to Nicaragua and worked on solidarity projects and program. Jim also provides computer and internet support to non-governmental organizaitons and the Philadelphia II staff as needed.

Jim received his Bachelor of Science degree in Commerce from St. Louis University in 1965.