James Munro, CAIA is a Partner and Senior Portfolio Analyst, at Albourne Partners in London. He has over 13 years’ experience in alternatives. Recently returning to Albourne after five years with Bloomberg in New York, where he was the Hedge Fund Business Manager, focused on total portfolio analysis.

James originally joined Albourne in 2007 in London before moving to the Connecticut office in 2009. He spent eight years with Albourne providing portfolio construction, manager selection and risk management advice to a broad mix of investor types including family offices, foundations, endowments, and public/private pension plans. 

Prior to joining Albourne, James worked as a mechanical design engineer for six years. He earned an MBA from the Smurfit Business School (Ireland), and a Master of Industrial Engineering from University College Dublin (Ireland). He also holds a BAI in Mechanical Engineering and a BA in Mathematics from Trinity College Dublin (Ireland).