Sly James
Former military police officer, trial attorney, and Mayor of Kansas City, MO
Sly James is a former military police officer, successful trial attorney, and Mayor of Kansas City, MO. During his time as mayor, Sly worked on notable issues such as moving the needle on universal pre-k, collaborating with Major League Baseball and the Royals to build the Kansas City Urban Youth Academy, and closing the gap between the city’s third grade reading proficiency and the state average by a third. Following his tenure as mayor, Sly co-founded Wickham James Strategies and Solutions, a communications, government relations, public policy and political strategy consulting firm.