James works as an Equity Research Associate at Morgan Stanley. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley in May 2023, James worked as an Investment Research Associate at Aksia, a specialist research and portfolio advisory firm that provides alternative solutions (e.g., hedge fund, private credit, private equity, real assets, real estate) to institutional investors. Prior to joining Aksia in July 2019, James studied at UChicago where he double majored in economics and psychology. James’s hobbies include playing board games, watching Survivor, running, and coding.