James Hickman
James Hickman, also known through his pen name Simon Black, is an international investor, entrepreneur, prolific traveler, and a self-described free man with an extensive business and investment career spanning more than 25 years. Hickman is the Founder of Sovereign Man, a provider of actionable intelligence and rational solutions for financial prosperity. He has traveled to over 120 countries and has started, invested in, and acquired businesses all over the world—from technology to agriculture to banking. He also serves on numerous boards of directors, and previously served as Chairman of a company listed on a major stock exchange. Earlier in his career, he was a West Point graduate and former US Army intelligence officer during Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
James Hickman Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Founder and Editor of Sovereign Man: Confidential
Academic History
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M.S., Accounting and Information Management
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B.S., Mathematics and Computer Science
CURRENT AFFILIATIONS
MORE ABOUT SIMON BLACK
Writing under the pen name Simon Black, he has written extensively on business incorporation and tax residency establishment in Puerto Rico, and is a proponent of investing in gold and silver as a hedge against inflation.
He has also written on the topics ranging from second residency and citizenship, Golden Visas and portfolio diversification, to estate and retirement planning, asset protection, tax optimization and US Opportunity Zones.
He has predicted many of the major trends and events of our time, including the West's enormous debt bubble, inflation, bank failures, social unrest, and more.
BUSINESS VENTURES
Hickman founded a South America-based agriculture company that has become one of the leading producers in its industry.
He acquired a prominent retail brand in Australia, purchasing the business from the former 1980s era rock star who founded it.
His other business ventures have included starting a boutique, private investment bank that boasts some of the highest levels of liquidity and solvency in the world, and investing in companies from Colombia to Uzbekistan.