James C. Perkins

Mr. Perkins is the Founder of Thrasher Funds.
He is also a contributing writer for TheStreet.com.
Mr. Perkins was an analyst for ZBI Equities (Ziff Brother's Investments), a private firm that manages money for a wealthy family, covering the Industrial, Transportation, Aerospace and Defense sectors.
Before working with ZBI, he worked for the CEO and CFO of Alliance Capital (now Alliance Bernstein) where he conducted competitor, equity market and mutual fund performance analyses, in addition to examining investor sentiment and investor communications.
He also worked for Morgan Stanley's Equity Research Group.
Mr. Perkins co-founded Prism Investment Equity Partnership (PIEP), an investment partnership aimed at motivating Manhattan young professionals to participate in the equity markets.
He also sits on the Junior Board of Directors for the East Harlem Tutorial Program.
Mr. Perkins received a B.A.
in chemistry from Yale University.
While at Yale, he founded Next Investors, an investment partnership aimed at educating minority-represented communities (including youth and women) on the benefits of participating in the financial markets.