James was the CEO at Sandbar Asset Management LLP for six years, an equity market neutral fund with peak assets of $2.5bn across Cayman, UCITS and SMA vehicles. Prior to that he was CEO at Eisenstat Capital Partners for four years, a NYC and London based equity long short fund. From 2001 to 2013 James worked for global investment banks, starting in equity sales and then for nine years in prime brokerage. Ultimately promoted to Managing Director, he ran a number of teams within equity financing businesses. Before entering finance, James was an Officer in the British Army for eight years, serving with the Irish Guards and Airborne Forces across the globe. Prior to joining Riposte Capital, James worked as a consultant for Cobb Harbour, a systematic credit start-up based in London.