James Sims, CFA

James Sims is a managing director and senior portfolio manager who manages multi-sector investment-grade fixed-income portfolios for state and local governments across the country. The assets under management (AUM) include operating funds, capital reserves, bond proceeds and other post-employment benefit (OPEB) obligation funds. James specializes in securitized products and has more than 20 years of banking and capital markets experience. He is also a member of the Fixed-Income Investment Committee and Credit Risk Management Committee.

James began his career at SunTrust Banks where he held various positions in commercial and corporate loan analysis, foreign exchange trading and fixed income portfolio management.  He continued his career in portfolio management at Evergreen Investments and Columbia-Threadneedle Investments where he managed mutual funds and institutional separate accounts.