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James Dunham

James Dunham

Business Development, Financial Institutional and National Accounts

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About Jamie

Jamie Dunham is responsible for business development in Financial Institutions and National Accounts (FINA) at William Blair Investment Management. Based in New York, he is responsible for the firm’s relationships with financial institutions and the sub-advisory market. Jamie has 25 years of experience in the investment management industry, with expertise across the full spectrum of strategies, clients, and geographies.

Before joining William Blair, Jamie was managing director and global head of sub-advisory at Perella Weinberg Partners. Before that, he was a vice president in Goldman Sachs’ investment management division. Previously, Jamie was managing director and head of sub-advisory at Principal Global Investors in New York. Before that, he was a vice president at BT Funds Management in Australia. Before joining Principal in 2000, Jamie spent six years at Bankers Trust and Deutsche Bank in Australia. Jamie received a BBus in banking and finance and an associate diploma of business in credit management from the University of South Australia. He holds Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Series 7, Series 63, and Series 3 licenses and the National Futures Association Series 30 license.

Jamie is a frequent speaker, panelist, and source on financial markets, and has been a guest on Bloomberg TV. He is also a former chairman of the Financial Research Associates Sub-Advised Funds Forum.

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William Blair is a premier global boutique with expertise in investment banking, investment management, and private wealth management. We provide advisory services, strategies, and solutions to meet our clients’ evolving needs. As an independent and employee-owned firm, together with our strategic partners, we operate in more than 20 offices worldwide.*

  • 1935

    Year William Blair was founded

  • 1,900+

    Employees worldwide

  • 149 billion+

    Client assets

  • 89 Years

    Independent and employee-owned

  • 20+

    Offices worldwide

  • ~650

    Companies under coverage

As of September 30, 2024
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