James Owens

James Owens is a Partner and Director of Client Portfolio Services at LSV Asset Management, headquartered in Elmhurst, IL. In his current role since 2000, he provides leadership and expertise in client portfolio management, ensuring strategic alignment with clients’ investment objectives and delivering service across major public and private sector mandates. LSV Asset Management is widely recognized for quantitative value equity strategies, and Owens focuses on institutional asset management, primarily covering equity markets and pension portfolios.

With more than three decades of industry experience, Owens previously served as Principal at Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss before joining LSV Asset Management, and earlier worked as a Consultant at Watson Wyatt. This progression has equipped him with a broad perspective in consulting and asset management, with expertise spanning pension fund advisory and long-only public equities.

Owens holds a degree from Iowa State University and is renowned for his commitment to institutional client service and portfolio strategy. His significant contributions include supporting sophisticated investment solutions tailored to pension funds, Taft-Hartley plans, and other institutional investors, reflecting deep sector experience in large-cap value equity and quantitative portfolio management.