James Michael Cline

James Michael Cline (1960 – July 16, 2024) was an American financier and the founder of Fandango.

Early life and education Cline was born in 1960. His mother, Rose Marie Cline, retired as a division administrator at the Lamont Doherty Geological Observatory of Columbia University in New York. His private-equity firm, Accretive, which invested in Fandango, was also involved in a controversy during the 2000s.

At the time of his death, Cline was the executive chairman of Juxtapose, which supported the launch of tech businesses in sectors including health care and property management.

Cline, days after gallbladder surgery, left a suicide note before jumping from the 20th floor, landing in a third-story courtyard of the Kimberly Hotel in Manhattan.