James O'Shaughnessy (investor)

James O'Shaughnessy
Born
James Patrick O'Shaughnessy

(1960-05-24) May 24, 1960
Alma materUniversity of Minnesota
Occupation(s)Founder, O'Shaughnessy Ventures
Websiteosv.llc

James Patrick O'Shaughnessy (born May 24, 1960) is an American investor and venture capitalist, who is the CEO of O'Shaughnessy Ventures. He is the founder of O'Shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC, an asset management firm that Franklin Templeton later acquired.

O'Shaughnessy's areas of expertise include quantitative equity analysis, portfolio management, research decisions, and investment models. He has authored several books that use Standard & Poor's Compustat database to provide extensive quantitative analysis of stock market performance. O'Shaughnessy has been awarded several U.S. patents for his investment strategies and was recognized as a legendary investor by Forbes.com.