Jim Rozier - Biography

JIM ROZIER is a South Carolina expert. He attended Clemson University and attended the civilian session of the United States Air Force War College. Jim was elected in November 1990, reelected in 1994, 1998 and 2002 as Berkeley County Supervisor. As Supervisor, he was the Chief Executive Officer for all County government operations and served as Chairman of County Council. While Supervisor he led the County through an era of significant economic growth, attracting more than eight and one half billion dollars of industrial investment, creating more than 43,000 total jobs. Prior to becoming the Berkeley County Supervisor, he spent the 30 previous years in national and international corporate management and operation of his own small businesses

Jim was Berkeley County Supervisor and Chairman of Berkeley County Council for 16 years. He has served on the following Boards and Commissions: Board of Trustees for Trident Medical Center, Board of Directors of both the Berkeley County and Charleston Metro Chambers of Commerce, Board of Directors of the South Carolina Association of Counties, Past President of the State Administrators and Supervisors Association, Past President of the State County Council Coalition, Chairman of Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester Regional Transportation Authority, Past President of the State Regional Council of Governments, Chairman of the Governor’s Rural Summit, Clemson University Board of Visitors, National Commission on Globalization of all U. S. Counties, the BEST Committee, Chairman of the BEST Personnel and Finance Committee, Second Vice President, First Vice President, and President of the South Carolina Association of Counties, Chairman of the BCD Council of Governments, and Vice Chair of the National Association of Counties’ Community and Economic Development Steering Committee. He currently serves on Farmers & Merchants Bank Board of Directors, Clemson University’s Board of Advisors for Public Service and Agriculture, the Board of Directors of the South Carolina Aquarium, the Charleston Southern University Board of Visitors, and the Advisory Board for the Jim Self Center on the Future of Clemson University. He is active in his church, his community and various charitable organizations.