Distinguished Members
At its essence, the NJC enables young professionals to forge personal and professional relationships through philanthropy and social interaction. Our history demonstrates these connections often last a lifetime, frequently culminating in business partnerships, life-long friendships and even numerous marriages. We are proud to possess a distinguished list of accomplished alumni whose successes in business, civic and political endeavors span the 8 decades of our existence.
| Joe M. Rogers | Former United States Ambassador to France and Principal of Rogers Capital Group |
| Spencer Hays | Chairman of Southwestern/Great American Companies & Tom James Company, Inc. |
| Marshall T. Polk | Founder of the Polk & Sullivan Group |
| Earl S. Swenson | Founder/President of Swenson Associates |
| Charles C. Martin, Jr. | Founder/President of Vanguard Healthcare |
| Mack S. Linbaugh, Jr. | President of the Bank of Nashville |
| W. Lucus Simons, Jr. | Former Senior Partner of JC Bradford & Company |
| Bill Hudson | President of Bill Hudson & Associates |
| Jeffery Wayne Buntin | President of The Buntin Group |
| Lee A. Beaman | President/Chairman of Beaman Automotive Group |
| Nelson Andrews | Founder of Leadership Nashville and Chairman of Brookside Properties |
| Howard Gentry, Jr. | Former Vice Mayor of Nashville |
| Lamar Alexander | United States Senator & former Governor of Tennessee |
| J. Richard Chambers | Founder of Bank of Nashville |
| Sam L. Cook, III | Chairman of Suntrust Bank |
| James A. Webb, III | Founder of Freeman Webb Company |
| William Freeman | Founder of Freeman Webb Company |
| Ray Bell | President of Ray Bell Construction |
| Dennis C. Bottorff | Former President of First American Bank |
| Ken Roberts | Chairman of Frist Foundation |
| Ben West Jr. | State Representative |
| Joseph Russell | President of Elan-Polo |
| Lucius Burch | Founder of Massey-Burch Venture Capital |
| Howard Harlan | Award Winning Songwriter |
| John B. Hardcastle | President of HG Hills Realty |
| J. William Denny | Former President of Nashville Gas |
| Robert Brandt | Chancery Court Judge |
| Bob Clement | Former US Congressman |
| Frank Ozburn | President of Ozburn-Hessey Logistics |
| William Wire | President of Genesco |
| Roy Nicks | Vice Chancellor Vanderbilt University |
| Raymond Pirtle Jr. | SunTrust Equitable Securities |