James Hamman

James S.
Hamman is the founder of Elite Investment Partners LLC.
Mr. Hamman currently serves as Secretary, Executive VP & General Counsel at Calamos Financial Services LLC since 1998.
Mr. Hamman also holds the position of Chief Operating Officer-Distribution at Artisan Partners Holdings LP since 2022.
Formerly, Mr. Hamman was Director at Artisan Partners Global Funds Plc from 2010 to 2018.
Other former roles include Secretary, EVP & General Counsel at Calamos Asset Management, Inc., Executive Vice President at Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc., General Counsel at Calamos Investments LLC, and Secretary at both Calamos Convertible Opportunities & Income Fund and Calamos Convertible & High Income Fund.
Education includes undergraduate studies at the University of Notre Dame and graduate studies at Northwestern University School of Law.