Heather James
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Last Updated: 22 Sep 2026
Principal & Director of Research
Darien, US
Profile Verified by The Marque
Last Updated: 22 Sep 2026
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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 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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Background
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2003 — Present
Principal & Director of Research
Federal Street Partners, LLC
Federal Street Partners, LLC is an investment adviser focused on global equity, multi-strategy and emerging markets.
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Present
SAC Capital Management (now Point 72)
SAC Capital Advisors was a group of hedge funds with offices located in Stamford, Connecticut and New York City.
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2000 — 2002
Consultant
Insinger de Beaufort
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.
Formative Years
Education
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Carr's Commercial College, Pretoria
1974 — 1975
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Roedean School, Johannesburg
1965 — 1973
Areas Of Focus