James J. Murchie
James Murchie
Co-Founder, Co-Portfolio Manager and CEO

James Murchie co-founded Energy Income Partners (EIP) in 2003 with Linda Longville and Eva Pao. EIP is a partner-owned asset manager and is an outgrowth of his personal investing in energy infrastructure. EIP’s Funds and products concentrate their portfolios in the securities of noncyclical energy infrastructure companies in the pipeline, electric power and renewable development sectors. Between 1998 and 2003, he ran Lawhill Capital which managed a long/short equity fund that invested in energy and cyclical equities and commodities. From 1995 to 1997, he was a Managing Director at Tiger Management where his primary responsibility was investments in energy, commodities and related equities. From 1990-1995, Mr. Murchie was a Principal at Sanford C. Bernstein where he was a top-ranked energy analyst and sat on the Research Department’s Recommendation Review Committee. Before joining Bernstein, he spent 8 years at British Petroleum in 7 operating and staff positions of increasing responsibility. He has been named one of only three Hall of Fame investors by Alerian. Mr. Murchie has testified on energy policy in front of the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, presents at the Energy Roundtable at the Aspen Institute and numerous industry conferences and events. He has often been quoted in media outlets such as Bloomberg, the Financial Times and the Wall Street Journal. His interview with Steve Forbes is available on-line. Mr. Murchie received a B.A. from Rice University in 1979 and an M.A. in Energy Planning from Harvard University in 1982.

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Harvard University

Rice University

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