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Heather James

Principal & Director of Research

Federal Street Partners, LLC

Darien, CT, USA


Heather James
Hassan Jameel
Abdul Latif Jameel
Sasha Jensen
Jensen Partners

Heather James’ Biography

Heather James is Principal, Director of Research and member of the Investment Committee at Federal Street Partners, an investment advisory firm that provides a broad range of investors with alternative investment strategies, including enhanced risk/return strategies through global fund of funds products.

Heather is responsible for global hedge fund manager research and sourcing, including Emerging Markets and portfolio allocation on behalf of the firm’s advisory clients. She selects and monitors investments with managers, focusing on qualitative characteristics vs quantitative analysis and she contributes to overall portfolio management.

Prior to Federal Street Partners, Heather was a Consultant for Insinger de Beaufort, an Anglo-Dutch Private Banking & Trust Group. Her primary responsibility was to develop relationships with hedge fund managers, fund of funds, prime brokers, family offices and financial institutions. As a result, she gained vast research experience within the hedge fund industry.

Previously, Heather worked for SAC Capital Management, a Connecticut-based hedge...
Heather James is Principal, Director of Research and member of the Investment Committee at Federal Street Partners, an investment advisory firm that provides a broad range of investors with alternative investment strategies, including enhanced risk/return strategies through global fund of funds products.

Heather is responsible for global hedge fund manager research and sourcing, including Emerging Markets and portfolio allocation on behalf of the firm’s advisory clients. She selects and monitors investments with managers, focusing on qualitative characteristics vs quantitative analysis and she contributes to overall portfolio management.

Prior to Federal Street Partners, Heather was a Consultant for Insinger de Beaufort, an Anglo-Dutch Private Banking & Trust Group. Her primary responsibility was to develop relationships with hedge fund managers, fund of funds, prime brokers, family offices and financial institutions. As a result, she gained vast research experience within the hedge fund industry.

Previously, Heather worked for SAC Capital Management, a Connecticut-based hedge fund and served 17 years with The Anglo African Group, a financial services firm. She relocated with the firm’s Johannesburg headquarters to New York before moving to work for Standard New York, a subsidiary of Standard Bank, London Ltd. which itself is a wholly owned subsidiary of Standard Bank Group, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Heather is a Member of 100 Women in Finance; Member of the Metropolitan Club; Trustee of The One East Sixtieth Street Historical Foundation; Member of The Greenwich Roundtable and SAORA.

Heather was educated at Carr's Commercial College in Pretoria, South Africa after graduating from Roedean School, Johannesburg.
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Heather James’ Background

Federal Street Partners, LLC
Principal & Director of Research
Mar 2003 - Present
Darien, CT, USA
Federal Street Partners, LLC is an investment adviser focused on global equity, multi-strategy and emerging markets.
 
Insinger de Beaufort
Consultant
Apr 2000 - Dec 2002
Greenwich, CT, USA
Heather's primary responsibility at Insinger de Beaufort, a Luxembourg-based international banking and trust group was developing relationships with hedge fund managers, fund of funds, prime brokers, family offices & financial institutions.
 
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Current Board Positions

One East Sixtieth Street Historical Foundation logo One East Sixtieth Street Historical Foundation logo
One East Sixtieth Street Historical Foundation
Trustee
New York, NY, USA
The One East Sixtieth Street Historical Foundation protects the history surrounding Metropolitan Club of New York, established in 1891, located on Manhattan's 5th Avenue.
 

Previous Board Positions

100 Women in Finance
Global Board Member
Jan 2015 - Dec 2017
New York, NY, USA
100 Women in Finance (previously 100 Women in Hedge Funds) is a global network of professionals in the finance and alternative investment industries working together to empower women at every stage of their careers.
 

Memberships

100 Women in Finance
Member
2015 - Present
New York, NY, USA
Heather is a Charter Angel with 100 Women in Finance, previously '100 Women in Hedge Funds', is a global network of professionals in the finance and alternative investment industries working together to empower women at every stage of their careers.
 
Metropolitan Club logo Metropolitan Club logo
Metropolitan Club
Member
2004 - Present
New York, NY, USA
The Metropolitan Club, established in 1891, is a private club in Manhattan, with its first elected President being J. Pierpoint Morgan.
 
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Heather James’ Education

Carr's Commercial College, Pretoria
1974 - 1975