James is an advisor to family offices, charities and investment funds with over thirty years of experience in financial markets.

His previous roles include Joint Managing Partner of FPK Capital, a financial services private equity fund sponsored by J.C. Flowers & Co.; and Head of Private Equity for Lord (Jacob) Rothschild’s investment group, including RIT Capital Partners Plc.

Prior to his investment career, James was an investment banker in London (UBS Warburg) and New York (Bear Stearns).

James graduated from Cambridge University in 1991 with an MA in History.  He is chairman of the Investment Committee of Poul & Erna Sehested Hansens Fond, a Danish medical and educational charity, and a trustee of Barry & Martin’s Trust, a UK charity dedicated to HIV/AIDS prevention and care in China.