James Clement III is the Land Resources Manager for King Ranch, Inc., in which he works on surface management, title, and environmental issues on the historic ranches. James also manages King Ranch’s Horse Division and Media and Marketing. James additionally serves as an infantry officer in the Marine Corps Reserves and founded Bloody Buckets Cattle Company. Under his management, King Ranch received the 2019 AQHA Best Remuda Award, the highest recognition awarded to a ranch horse program. Through James’ efforts, King Ranch has earned media wins in magazines and documentaries and grown its social media footprint. James was named a 2020 Next Gen to Watch by Family Business Magazine. Both sides of James’ family are in generational business: his mother’s with Beggs Cattle Co. (est. 1876), and his father’s with King Ranch (est. 1853). James also founded and manages Bloody Buckets Cattle Co., and oversees the livestock, resources, and wildlife on Los Hermanos Ranch (est. 1967). James has served since 2008 in the Marines, currently as a reserve infantry officer. James has deployed to Afghanistan, Chile, and Mexico, and is now a Captain and the Executive Officer for C Company, 1/23. James serves as a Trustee on the National World War II Museum; Vice Chairmen of the Natural Resources Committee and Director with Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association; on the Public Policy Committee and as a Director with the American Quarter Horse Association; a Director of the National Ranching Heritage Center; on the Development Committee of the Equine Initiative at Texas A&M; and as a Founder, Vice Chairmen of Membership, and Director of the Houston Chapter of Private Director’s Association.