James Williamson

Mr. James Williamson is a Fund Manager at Wentworth Williamson Management Pty Ltd.
and a Principal at Monash Private Capital Pty Ltd.
He has over 20 years experience in financial markets.
Between 2008 and 2012, Mr. Williamson was Portfolio Manager of the Investec Australian Equity Fund and a member of the fund’s investment committee alongside Geoff Levy.
Whilst at Investec Bank (Australia) Limited and prior to inception of the Investec Australian Equity Fund, he and Mr. Levy developed a highly successful investment process generating outstanding returns in listed equities in the Direct Investments division of Investec Bank (Australia) Limited.
Prior to the inception of the Wentworth Williamson Fund, Mr. Williamson worked from April 2012 until August 2013 for Allan Gray Australia Pty Ltd, one of Australia’s largest value fund managers.
Prior to joining Investec Bank (Australia) Limited, he headed a sector research team at Société Générale London.
Prior to this, he headed a sector research team at Société Générale based in Johannesburg.
Mr. Williamson has a Bachelor of Commerce, a Graduate Diploma of the Securities Institute of Australia and is a Senior Associate of FINSIA.