James Sym

James joined Goodhart in 2025. He has 18 years’ experience as an investor, of which 14 years are as a European portfolio manager. James started his career at Cazenove where he launched his first fund, before Cazenove was acquired by Schroders where he ran the award-winning European Alpha strategies, ultimately managing over £2.5bn of client’s capital. He left Schroders in 2020 to launch a European franchise at River Global, becoming appointed Head of Equities in 2022. At Goodhart, James continues to focus on European Equities. He also works closely with other members of the investment team, bringing his stock-picking skills and business-cycle approach to other Goodhart funds, most notably the Real Return strategy. James holds a Masters degree from Cambridge University in Natural Sciences, specialising in materials technology and mineral physics, and has completed the CFA.