General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> July 2, 2001

James Cullen – Schafer Cullen Capital Management Inc

Cullen, James
James Cullen founded Schafer Cullen Capital Management, Inc., in 1983, and he is the Chairman and has been the CEO and Portfolio Manager since its formation. Earlier, Mr. Cullen was a Vice President at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, and before that, he co-managed 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. in finance from Seton Hall University. Profile
TWST: Give us some background on the firm.

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

International Nickel and later managed the pension funds of a few