James Sym
Portfolio Manager
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. He is one of the most well-known managers of European Equities in the UK market.
From Goodhart, James continues to provide investment services to the RGI European fund as Investment Advisor. 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 Global Opportunities Trust.
James holds a Masters degree from Cambridge University in Natural Sciences, specialising in materials technology and mineral physics, and has completed the CFA.
