Partner Fund Management, L.P. (San Francisco)


Partner Fund Management, L.P. is a large advisory firm based in San Francisco. It manages $6.92 billion of regulatory assets for 30 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2004 and has operated in the jurisdiction of California.

Partner Fund Management provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Partner Fund Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Partner Fund Management, L.P. is $6.92 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 1088% since the beginning of its operation, and $3.07 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $6.92 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $230.69 million each.
Partner Fund Management has custody of $6.92 billion in cash and securities for 30 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Partner Fund Management, L.P. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. Compensation based on assets under management promotes a long-term relationship between a client and the adviser and helps align mutual interests. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Christopher Medlock James serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Christopher Medlock James is pooled investment vehicles with 30 clients and $6.92 billion of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Partner Fund Management has the 4th highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $6.92 billion for 30 clients. 63% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Partner Fund Management also advises several private funds. Namely, thirteen hedge funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $0 to $5,000,000.

Careers at Partner Fund Management, L.P.

The company employs 69 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 28 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There isn’t anyone with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm doesn’t compensate employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Christopher Medlock James has been acting as President since 1 Aug 2004. Brian David Grossman joined the executive team most recently as the M/M.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Llc Partner Fund Management General partner 1 Aug 2004 75% - 100% 65-1231159
Christopher Medlock James President 1 Aug 2004 Other 2075684
Eric Todd Moore Chief financial officer 1 Oct 2004 Other 2295139
Linda Elizabeth Fitzgerald Chief compliance officer 1 Oct 2004 Other 1835426
Brian David Grossman Partner 1 Oct 2004 Other 2505276
Larry Cowen Chief compliance officer 1 Apr 2005 Other 5006593
Christopher George Aristides Partner 1 Jan 2007 Other 2511250
Llc Partner Fund Management Gp General partner 1 Feb 2007 Other 26-1999335
Christopher Medlock James Managing partner 1 Feb 2007 25% - 50% 2075684
Eric Todd Moore Cfo, partner 1 Feb 2007 Other 2295139
Linda Elizabeth Fitzgerald Chief compliance officer, partner 1 Feb 2007 Other 1835426
Brian David Grossman Partner 1 Feb 2007 Other 2505276
Christopher George Aristides Partner 1 Feb 2007 Other 2511250
Llc Partner Fund Management Gp General partner, partner fund management, l.p. 1 Feb 2008 Other 26-1999335
Christopher Medlock James Limited partner, cio, portfolio manager 1 Feb 2008 50% - 75% 2075684
Brian David Grossman Limited partner, portfolio manager 1 Feb 2008 Other 2505276
Llc Partner Investment Management Gp General partner, partner investment management, l.p. 1 Feb 2008 Other 26-2000245
Llc Partner Advisory Services Gp General partner, partner advisory services, l.p. 1 Feb 2008 Other 26-2000099
Jason Noah Greenfield Partner 1 Feb 2008 Other 2891512
Alistair Graham Scott Low Partner 1 Feb 2008 Other 2155334
Eric Todd Moore Cfo, partner 1 Feb 2008 Other 2295139
Linda Elizabeth Fitzgerald Chief compliance officer, partner 1 Feb 2008 Other 1835426
Christopher George Aristides Partner 1 Feb 2008 Other 2511250
Joseph Nicolas Bousaba Limited partner 1 Feb 2008 Other 2620465
Kenn Richard Tarantino Limited partner 1 Feb 2008 Other 2912713
Frederick Anthony Seguritan Limited partner 1 Feb 2008 Other 3245938
Kimberly Anne Summe General counsel 1 Mar 2009 Other 5465806
Kimberly Anne Summe General counsel, partner 1 Jan 2011 Other 5465806
Darin Scott Sadow Limited partner, cco 1 Mar 2011 Other 4972993
Yuan Dubord Limited partner, cfo 1 Jul 2014 Other 2779244
William Rice Goodell Limited partner, coo 1 Jun 2015 Other 4413057

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 1 indirect owner.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Brian David Grossman M/m 1 Jan 2016 50% - 75% 2505276

Based in San Francisco

The principal office where Partner Fund Management, L.P. performs its advisory services is located at Four Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, CA 94111, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in New York, NY. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 415-281-1000 or by fax 415-281-1070. The normal business hours are 5:00 am - 4:00 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at partnerfunds.com.