After a BA in Economics from the University of Sussex (1992) and a MSc in Economic History from the University of Oxford (1993), James joined Baillie Gifford as an analyst in the US equities team. He then moved to Morgan Grenfell as an analyst and, latterly, a manager of US equities before 13 years at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, where he co-founded and later ran BAML’s global equity sales team. In 2013 James became a portfolio manager at JP Morgan, where he ran global equity income portfolios. He joined Artemis’ global income team in 2018 and co-manages Artemis’ ‘monthly distribution’ strategy. James is a CFA charterholder.