James McCann

American entrepreneur

James F. "Jim" McCann is an American entrepreneur who founded 1-800-Flowers, a corporation based in Long Island, New York; 1-800 Flowers was one of the first companies to pioneer and popularize the use of both toll-free telephone numbers and Web sites to sell goods and services directly to consumers.²

From Wikipedia’s article on James McCann (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Companies

International Game TechnologyBoard member Mar 13, 2026 to now⁶
1-800-FlowersChair Dec 18, 2008 to now⁷
1-800-FlowersFounder⁸
1-800-FlowersChief executive officer Dec 18, 2008 to Nov 12, 2024⁷
AmyrisBoard member May 22, 2019 to May 7, 2024⁹
Clarim Acquisition Corp.Board member Jan 29, 2021 to Jan 29, 2021¹⁰
Clarim Acquisition Corp.Chief executive officer Jan 29, 2021 to Jan 29, 2021¹⁰
The Scotts Miracle-Gro CompanyBoard member Feb 3, 2014 to Dec 11, 2019¹¹
Willis Towers WatsonBoard member May 5, 2006 to Sep 11, 2018¹²

Holdings

Stock this person has reported owning, from the forms officers and directors file with the SEC. See the biggest insider stakes.

Shares held

International Game Technology BRSL118,168 shares¹³$1.1M at $9.50May 12, 2026
1-800-Flowers FLWS386,268 shares¹⁴$1.1M at $2.86Sep 15, 2026
Amyris AMRS0 shares¹⁵May 7, 2024

As of each latest filing. The line shows shares held over time.

Recent filings

Sep 11, 2026Granted 16,233 shares of 1-800-Flowers¹⁴
May 12, 2026Shares withheld for tax 1,594 shares at $11.55 of International Game Technology¹³
May 12, 2026Exercised options 16,280 shares of International Game Technology¹³
Dec 10, 2025Granted 96,054 shares of 1-800-Flowers¹⁶
Nov 10, 2025Shares withheld for tax 5,433 shares at $3.29 of 1-800-Flowers¹⁷
Nov 5, 2025Shares withheld for tax 7,703 shares at $3.49 of 1-800-Flowers¹⁸
Oct 9, 2025Granted 7,456 shares of 1-800-Flowers¹⁹
Nov 8, 2024Shares withheld for tax 5,433 shares at $9.00 of 1-800-Flowers²⁰
Nov 5, 2024Granted 45,273 shares of 1-800-Flowers²¹
May 7, 2024Other 46,913 shares of Amyris¹⁵
Nov 8, 2023Shares withheld for tax 5,433 shares at $8.40 of 1-800-Flowers²²
Nov 3, 2023Shares withheld for tax 5,962 shares at $8.80 of 1-800-Flowers²³
Apr 19, 2023Granted 13,437 shares of Amyris²⁴
Jan 20, 2023Granted 9,605 shares of Amyris²⁵
Nov 8, 2022Granted 31,932 shares of 1-800-Flowers²⁶
Nov 7, 2022Shares withheld for tax 9,549 shares at $8.59 of 1-800-Flowers²⁷
Nov 3, 2022Shares withheld for tax 5,962 shares at $8.15 of 1-800-Flowers²⁸
Aug 22, 2022Granted 80,000 shares of Amyris²⁹
Jan 18, 2022Granted 11,440 shares of Amyris³⁰
Dec 6, 2021Bought 17,400 shares at $5.71 of Amyris³¹
Nov 6, 2021Shares withheld for tax 10,229 shares at $34.49 of 1-800-Flowers³²
Nov 5, 2021Shares withheld for tax 9,939 shares at $35.27 of 1-800-Flowers³²
Nov 3, 2021Shares withheld for tax 6,205 shares at $34.04 of 1-800-Flowers³³

Early life and education

Date not recordedJohn Jay College of Criminal Justice³

Career

Occupation: entrepreneur.⁵

Date not recordedFounded 1-800-Flowers⁴

Personal life

McCann lives in the Philip L. Becker House in Flower Hill, New York, with his wife, Marylou, and three children. Additionally, he is a minority owner of the New York Mets, holding a 4% stake in the baseball team.