About James Sheldon
James Sheldon began his career as a news reporter covering local politics and land use issues in eastern Long Island in the late 1970s. After stints as a journalist and financial writer in Europe and the U.S., he joined the investment business where he has worked for nearly 20 years researching various industries around the world and managing global equity portfolios. He managed investments for Alliance Capital, Lazard Freres, Omega Advisors, and Oppenheimer Capital. He founded his own investment firm, Orchard Capital Advisors, in 2000.
Since 2003 James and his family have lived fulltime in the Town of Gallatin in Columbia County, New York. His monthly column on local land use and finance issues “Views From Gallatin,” also appears in The Independent and The Millerton News. James holds an M.B.A. degree from Columbia University and has served on the Investment Committee of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation.