James (Jim) Shaw is a commercial real estate developer and investor based in Atlanta, Georgia. Outside of his work, Jim Shaw supports a number of organizations in Atlanta, including the Lovett School, an independent college-preparatory school for children and teenagers from kindergarten through 12th grade.

1. Jim Shaw, Atlanta

2.  James (Jim) Shaw is a commercial real estate
developer and investor based in Atlanta, Georgia.
Outside of his work, Jim Shaw supports a number
of organizations in Atlanta, including the Lovett
School, an independent college-preparatory school
for children and teenagers from kindergarten
through 12th grade.
Lovett School is affiliated with the Siempre Verde
research station and forest preserve in the Andes
Mountains of Northwest Ecuador. The connection
began when a Lovett science teacher was hiking in
this cloud forest area in 1990.

3.  He and his wife came across a school in the village of Santa
Rosa that lacked basic resources, and when he returned to
Atlanta, he enlisted the help of the Lovett Ecology Club to
raise funds to modernize and repair the school.
The project was successful, and ultimately led to the
establishment of Siempre Verde on 825 acres of protected
rainforest in the area. Today, the research station is used as a
base for scientists studying cloud forest ecosystems and also
as a destination for Lovett students who visit and learn about
sustainability, diversity, and rain forest ecology on the
preserve. Additionally, Lovett students sell goods from
Ecuador to raise funds for Siempre Verde.