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James Harvey Lee is the founder of Ascendant Advisors LLC, founded in 2009, serving as President from 2012 to 2021.
Mr. Lee is the founder of Ascendant Advisors Group LLC, founded in 1970, serving as President.
Former jobs include Principal at First Boston Corp., Trustee at Teacher Retirement System of Texas, Principal at Ernst & Young LLP, and Trustee at Texas Growth Fund.
Education includes undergraduate and MBAistration degrees from The University of Texas at Austin.
Former positions of James Harvey Lee
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Ascendant Advisors LLC
Ascendant Advisors LLC Investment ManagersFinance Ascendant Advisors seeks to deliver risk-adjusted returns for their clients over multiple market cycles. The firm employs quantitative research techniques to analyze fundamental and technical factors to identify securities they expect to outperform and then methodically rotate portfolio holdings as conditions change. | President | 07/01/2021 |
Ernst & Young LLP
Ernst & Young LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides assurance, auditing, tax, legal, technology and consulting & managed services | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
First Boston Corp.
First Boston Corp. Real Estate Investment TrustsFinance Operates as real estate investment trusts | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Texas Growth Fund
Texas Growth Fund Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Investment fund | Director/Board Member | - |
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Teacher Retirement System of Texas Investment ManagersFinance TRS’ Internal Investment Committee (IIC) approves investments in private equity, real estates, hedge funds and external managers. The firm’s investment performance is calculated using a daily time weighted rate of return. Investment decisions are based on asset allocation, which is determined after consideration of expected returns for asset classes with the context of risk tolerance for the fund. TRS uses both passive and active investing styles. Their approach tracks the performance of key benchmarks and provides the opportunity to add value through active portfolios. TRS' style is a disciplined, balanced approach with a strong quantitative foundation that focuses on long-term returns and objectives rather than on short-term market movements. | Director/Board Member | - |
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| Private companies | 7 |
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First Boston Corp.
First Boston Corp. Real Estate Investment TrustsFinance Operates as real estate investment trusts | Finance |
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Teacher Retirement System of Texas Investment ManagersFinance TRS’ Internal Investment Committee (IIC) approves investments in private equity, real estates, hedge funds and external managers. The firm’s investment performance is calculated using a daily time weighted rate of return. Investment decisions are based on asset allocation, which is determined after consideration of expected returns for asset classes with the context of risk tolerance for the fund. TRS uses both passive and active investing styles. Their approach tracks the performance of key benchmarks and provides the opportunity to add value through active portfolios. TRS' style is a disciplined, balanced approach with a strong quantitative foundation that focuses on long-term returns and objectives rather than on short-term market movements. | Finance |
Ernst & Young LLP
Ernst & Young LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides assurance, auditing, tax, legal, technology and consulting & managed services | Commercial Services |
Ascendant Advisors LLC
Ascendant Advisors LLC Investment ManagersFinance Ascendant Advisors seeks to deliver risk-adjusted returns for their clients over multiple market cycles. The firm employs quantitative research techniques to analyze fundamental and technical factors to identify securities they expect to outperform and then methodically rotate portfolio holdings as conditions change. | Finance |
Texas Growth Fund
Texas Growth Fund Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Investment fund | Miscellaneous |
The University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Austin Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
Ascendant Advisors Group LLC
Ascendant Advisors Group LLC Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides strategic planning, sell and buy side M&A and business valuation services | Commercial Services |
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