James Glickenhaus is an American investment professional at Glickenhaus Co., the finance firm started by his father, Seth Glickenhaus. He was formerly a movie director before entering the finance world.

Glickenhaus wrote, directed and produced a number of films in the 1980s and 1990s including the controversial film The Exterminator and the Jackie Chan vehicle, The Protector. Having left the movie business several years ago, he returns with a cameo in Frank Henenlotter's upcoming film Bad Biology. Glickenhaus is also an avid collector of former racing vehicles, especially Ferraris. His coachbuilt Ferrari P4/5 by Pininfarina has been covered in national publications like Car and Driver.