Mr. Mathieson has lived in the District for more than 35 years and is a current Warrenville resident. He is married to Gail and has three adult children and ten grandchildren. All three of Jim's kids are graduates of District 200.

Mr. Mathieson is a retired Managing Partner of Mathieson, Moyski, Austin & Co., LLP, a CPA firm located in downtown Wheaton. He received a B.S. in Accounting from Northern Illinois University and has been a licensed CPA in Illinois since 1973. 

Mr. Mathieson is also very involved in the community. He is on the Board of Directors for Wheaton Bank and Trust; the Wheaton Cemetery Association; and the Downtown Wheaton Association, where he is Past President. He is a past President and current member of the Wheaton Lions Club; a member at St. Paul Lutheran Church; and a long-term member of the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce.

Mr. Mathieson was elected to the Board of Education in April 2013 and holds a Level 2 Master Board Member with the Illinois Association of School Boards.