Presently, James C. Foster occupies the position of Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer at Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. and Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer for Charles River Laboratories, Inc. (a subsidiary of Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.). James C. Foster is also on the board of Cell Signaling Technology, Inc. and MIT Sloan School of Management and Chairman for Institute of Contemporary Art, Member of Massachusetts Bar Association and Member of American Bar Association.

In his past career Mr. Foster was President, General Counsel & VP-Administration at Charles River Biotechnical Services, Inc., Vice President at Smith Barney, Inc., Manager-Private Money at RiverSource Investments LLC and Member-Visits Committee at The Museum of Fine Arts.

James C. Foster received an undergraduate degree from Lake Forest College, a graduate degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a graduate degree from Boston University School of Law.