She will be based in Boston and be responsible for institutional sales, consultant relations, relationship management and marketing services. James will be assuming the responsibilities of Paul Healey, who is retiring at the end of June.
James is a managing director of the U.S.-based organization, which is a subsidiary of Rotterdam-based Robeco Group. She joined Robeco Investment Management in 2007. In 2009, she was named head of International Distribution. In this role, she was based in Rotterdam leading sales of investment products originating from the U.S. to Robeco’s clients throughout Europe and Asia.
Previously, James held positions at the Monitor Group, Wellington, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley. She has an M.B.A. in finance from MIT’s Sloan School of Management and also received a B.S. degree from MIT in management science (marketing).