General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> December 23, 2002

James Cullen – Schafer Cullen Capital Management

Cullen, Jim
Jim Cullen founded Schafer Cullen Capital Management in 1983. He is responsible for overseeing the firm and has been the CEO and Co-Portfolio Manager on all of the firm’s strategies. Mr. Cullen has also been responsible for overseeing the affiliated firm, Cullen Capital Management LLC, since its formation in 2000. Previously, Mr. Cullen was a Vice President at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette. He also co-managed the New York Research, which specialized in low p/e research. He began his career at Merrill Lynch in 1965 and later worked for the research firm Spencer Trask & Company. Mr. Cullen spent four years as a Navy Officer on the aircraft carrier USS Essex after receiving a B.S. degree in finance from Seton Hall University. Profile
TWST: Would you begin with a brief overview of your firm?

Mr. Cullen: In 1975, my partner, David Schafer, started managing

money for International Nickel and later managed pension assets

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