Cooper Abbott

Chief Executive Officer at CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT GROUP PLC

Net worth: 297 352 $ as of 2026-06-29

56 year

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James Cooper Abbott is Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director at City of London Investment Group Plc since 2026.
Mr. Abbott is Director at Clarivest Emerging Markets Socially Responsible Fund LLC.
Mr. Abbott is Independent Director at Solarius Capital Acquisition Corp.
since 2025.
Former roles include Chief Executive Officer at Matthews International Capital Management LLC from 2022 to 2025, Chairman & President at Carillon Tower Advisers, Inc. from 2015 to 2021, and Independent Director at Alpha G Investment Management, Inc. Education includes an undergraduate degree from Brown University in 1991 and an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Known holdings in public companies

Company	Date	Number of shares	Valuation	Valuation date
CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT GROUP PLC 0.1%	2026-06-24	50,008 ( 0.1% )	297 352 $	2026-06-29

Cooper Abbott active positions

Companies	Position	Start
CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT GROUP PLC	Chief Executive Officer	2026-01-20
Clarivest Emerging Markets Socially Responsible Fund LLC Clarivest Emerging Markets Socially Responsible Fund LLC Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Pooled investment fund	Director/Board Member	-

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Former positions of Cooper Abbott

Companies	Position	End
Matthews International Capital Management LLC Matthews International Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Matthews Asia employs an active, bottom-up and fundamental investment philosophy, with a focus on long-term investment performance. The firm invests primarily in companies located in or with substantial ties to, and in securities issued by the governments of, the Asia Pacific region. Their long-term, bottom-up, benchmark-agnostic approach results in portfolios characterized by low turnover, high active share, and significant exposure to business models that are oriented towards domestic demand growth within Asia Pacific and emerging market economies.	Chief Executive Officer	2025-03-31
Carillon Tower Advisers, Inc. Carillon Tower Advisers, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance CTA generally delegates investment discretion to affiliated investment advisers and portfolio managers who they believe have the skills required to construct portfolios that deliver strong risk-adjusted returns over the long-term. The firm will select affiliated advisers to invest the assets in accordance with the Mutual Funds’ investment objective and strategies. Each affiliated adviser is responsible for the investment decisions made on behalf of its respective fund.	Chief Executive Officer	2021-02-28
ALPHA G INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.	Director/Board Member	-

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Private companies	7
City of London Investment Group Plc City of London Investment Group Plc Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Operates as an asset management group	Miscellaneous
Brown University Brown University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Matthews International Capital Management LLC Matthews International Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Matthews Asia employs an active, bottom-up and fundamental investment philosophy, with a focus on long-term investment performance. The firm invests primarily in companies located in or with substantial ties to, and in securities issued by the governments of, the Asia Pacific region. Their long-term, bottom-up, benchmark-agnostic approach results in portfolios characterized by low turnover, high active share, and significant exposure to business models that are oriented towards domestic demand growth within Asia Pacific and emerging market economies.	Finance
Teton Advisors, Inc. Teton Advisors, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Provides investment & financial services	Finance
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Carillon Tower Advisers, Inc. Carillon Tower Advisers, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance CTA generally delegates investment discretion to affiliated investment advisers and portfolio managers who they believe have the skills required to construct portfolios that deliver strong risk-adjusted returns over the long-term. The firm will select affiliated advisers to invest the assets in accordance with the Mutual Funds’ investment objective and strategies. Each affiliated adviser is responsible for the investment decisions made on behalf of its respective fund.	Finance
Clarivest Emerging Markets Socially Responsible Fund LLC Clarivest Emerging Markets Socially Responsible Fund LLC Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Pooled investment fund	Miscellaneous