Jim Stoeffel

James P. Stoeffel is a Portfolio Manager, Principal for Royce Investment Partners. Mr. Stoeffel manages portfolios in the firm’s Multi-Discipline strategy, serving as Lead Portfolio Manager for Royce Micro-Cap Fund and Royce Capital Fund–Micro-Cap Portfolio and portfolios in the firm’s Small-Cap Opportunistic Value strategy including Royce Opportunity Fund, an open-end mutual fund. He also serves as an Assistant Portfolio Manager for Royce Pennsylvania Mutual Fund and Royce Micro-Cap Trust. He has 28 years of investment industry experience. Prior to joining Royce Investment Partners, Mr. Stoeffel co-founded and managed a hedge fund for Rebus Partners. Prior to that he was employed by Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn, LLC (2001-2008) and served as Co-Manager for the Small Cap, All Cap, and CRM Partners LP funds. In addition, he was Director of Research at Palisade Capital (1999-2001) and Vice President of Research at Salomon, Smith Barney (1993- 1999). He began his career as a Financial Services Industry auditor (1984-1992). Mr. Stoeffel received a bachelor’s degree from Washington & Lee University and a Master of Business Administration from New York University. Royce Investment Partners, is a small-cap equity specialist offering portfolios with distinctive investment approaches to address specific investment goals. The firm has been managing U.S., global, and international small-cap strategies for more than 45 years.