Find your path to James
1,850 people in our graph share verified history with James — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Niki PezeshkiunlockedJames: together at Goldman Sachs (2010)
×11James: together at Goldman Sachs
About
James Li is President and a Partner at Davidson Kempner, which he joined in 2018. He co-manages the Client Partnerships & Business Development department and oversees the firm's Capital Markets, Strategy and Treasury teams. He previously was a Managing Director in the Client Relationship Management and Strategy Group at Goldman, Sachs & Co. and holds a B.S. from Columbia University.
Experience
- Davidson Kempner Capital ManagementPresidentcurrent2025 — present
- Davidson Kempner Capital ManagementPartner, Head of Capital Markets2024New York, New York, United States
- Davidson Kempner Capital ManagementManaging Director, Head of Capital Markets2018 — 2023New York, NY
- Goldman SachsManaging Director2016 — 2018New York, NY
- Goldman SachsManaging Director, Prime Brokerage Sales2006 — 2016New York
Skills & more
Bloomberg10Trading Systems3Hedge Funds33Equities17Capital Markets16Fixed Income16Alternative Investments11Derivatives9Prime Brokerage19Equity Derivatives15Credit Derivatives4Electronic Trading5
+3 more
Investment BankingSeries 7OptionsFrom James's professional profile.
Colleagues at Davidson Kempner
Adam Perilman
Managing Director, Long/Short Credit at Davidson Kempner
Alex McMillan
Managing Director, Chief Compliance Officer at Davidson Kempner
Alexis Pourchet
Operating Partner, DK Hawthorne at Davidson Kempner
Alison Horton
Managing Director, General Counsel at Davidson Kempner
Ambrish Singh
Managing Director, Asian Corporates at Davidson Kempner
Andrew Tan
Partner, Structured Credit at Davidson Kempner
Anthony Gonzalez
Managing Director, Chief Financial Officer at Davidson Kempner
Avram Z. Friedman
Executive Officer at Davidson Kempner
Frequently asked questions
- Who is James Li?
- James Li is President and a Partner at Davidson Kempner, which he joined in 2018. He co-manages the Client Partnerships & Business Development department and oversees the firm's Capital Markets, Strategy and Treasury teams. He previously was a Managing Director in the Client Relationship Management and Strategy Group at Goldman, Sachs & Co. and holds a B.S. from Columbia University.
- Where does James Li work?
- James Li is President and Partner at Davidson Kempner.
- Where did James Li go to school?
- James Li studied at Columbia Engineering (Bachelor of Science - BS, Engineering/Industrial Management).
Same school
Also attended Columbia Engineering95
Rodolphe ArdantFounder & President of SpendeskPeter ParkerManaging General Partner at Mission BiocapitalLaszlo CzirjakManaging Partner at Interactive Venture Partners LlcKerry WuAssociate VP, Research & Partnerships at The Westly GroupTyler LancasterPartner — Co-Head of Ventures at Energize VenturesRemi SaidGeneral Partner at Partech Ventures
+ 89 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Davidson Kempner Capital Management39
Kaki CaceresVice President, Finance at StripesManisha KoolmanOperations Manager at Seraphim SpaceEsther TianInvestor at Broadhaven Capital PartnersMaximillian ChenInvestor at Vector CapitalRoderick WongManaging Partner, CIO at RTW Investments L.P.Naveen YalamanchiPartner, Portfolio Manager at RTW Investments L.P.
+ 33 more
Also worked at Goldman Sachs2,000
Marc AndreessenCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen HorowitzJosh KushnerFounder & CEO of Thrive CapitalFred EhrsamCo-founder and Senior Advisor at Paradigm; founder of NudgeMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmDavid VélezFounder & CEO of NubankTarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of Kalshi
+ 1,994 more