James is global head of Direct Lending within Goldman Sachs Asset Management, where he oversees the strategy for the firm's senior debt investing platform inclusive of the flagship Loan Partners funds, GS Credit and GSEC, as well as the firm's junior debt investing strategy through the flagship Mezzanine Partners funds. He also serves as co-chief executive officer of Goldman Sachs Asset Management International. James is co-chair of the Goldman Sachs Asset Management BDC Investment Committee, and is a member of the Asset & Wealth Management Private Corporate Investment Committee, Asset & Wealth Management Private Credit Investment Committee, the Goldman Sachs European Management Committee, and the EMEA Inclusion and Diversity Committee. James joined Goldman Sachs in 2000 as an analyst and was named managing director in 2007 and partner in 2010. James is a trustee of Greenhouse Sports and serves as a member of the Corporation Development Committee of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). James earned a BS from the École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées in 1998 and an MSc from MIT in 2000.