James Campos
Commissioner 

James Campos was appointed the Commissioner of the Nevada Consumer Affairs Division on January 30, 2007 by Governor Jim Gibbons. He has served in both the public and private sectors, working in areas such as publishing, telecommunications, strategic business consulting, political campaigns and as a professor. His business background gives him expertise in marketing, business development, international business, human resources, operations management and strategic analysis and implementation.

Campos’ career in Nevada started with work on the campaign of Nevada Attorney General Brian Sandoval (now a federal judge in Reno). He later worked with the Bush-Cheney 04 campaign and then in 2006 became the Coalitions Coordinator for the Gibbons for Governor Campaign. He is the former Director of the Southern Nevada office of Governor Gibbons.

Campos has been active in community oriented organizations, and selected to participate in various boards. He has attained numerous recognitions to his credit. He was appointed to serve on the Government Affairs and Foundation Board of the Las Vegas Latin Chamber of Commerce and served as Coalition Co-Director of the Nevada Republican Party. In 2006, Campos was named Professional of the Year by the highly revered Las Vegas Latin Chamber of Commerce. He has also been recognized by the White House as a national Hispanic leader.

Campos holds both a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Science degree from the University of Maryland, Master of Business Administration from the University of Glasgow, Scotland, and a post-graduate business certificate from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. While completing his first Master degree, Campos attended the University of Oxford, Corpus Christi in England where he studied business management and literature. He also studied in Barcelona, Spain for a semester while studying for his second Master degree. He served on the University of Maryland’s Judicial Honor Board and was President of the University of Glasgow’s MBA Society. He has taught organizational operations, international management, marketing, strategy, public relations and human resources at the University of Phoenix and at the College of Southern Nevada as an adjunct professor.

Campos’ experience also includes living abroad in seven different Latin American countries. He is trained as a conflict resolution mediator with Clark County Neighborhood Justice Center and serves as a Board Member of the Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth. Commissioner Campos also achieved the designation of Certified Inspector / Investigator by the national Council on Licensure, Enforcement and Regulation in March 2007.