[3] His paternal great-great-grandfather, Orrin Henry Ingram, was a lumber baron in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and an early investor in Friedrich Weyerhäuser's timber interests, later known as the Weyerhaeuser corporation.
[15] Some councilmembers objected to the plan, but Ingram called it "an essential part of our proposal in the private/public partnership.
"[15] As of December 2017, Ingram is expected to offset the construction costs of the $275 million Nashville Fairgrounds Stadium.
[17] Ingram sits on the boards of trustees of the National Book Foundation and the National Center for Learning Disabilities, Vanderbilt University, the Montgomery Bell Academy, Western Governors University (WGU) Tennessee, and the Harpeth Hall School in Nashville.
[1][5][6][7][18] He is a member of the Charles Davis Foundation and the Princeton Varsity Club Advisory Committee.