Our Team

Jim McCarthy, founder of Seascape Capital Management, LLC, crafted, implemented, and now oversees the firm’s investment strategy. Through extensive research and analysis, Jim developed Seascape’s investment selection criteria and quantitative models. The resulting process embodies the firm’s core strength in managing portfolios of individual equity securities.

In an ongoing effort to validate its merit, Jim leads the research effort in challenging and testing this process. Prior to founding Seascape, Jim served as a Senior Vice President/Senior Portfolio Manager for the Private Portfolio Group at CitiGroup Global Markets from 1985 to 2003. Jim earned the Certified Financial Planner (CFP) Designation in 1987, and the Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA) designation in 2001 from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Monica Ness joined Seascape Capital Management in 2005 as Co-Portfolio Manager and Chief Compliance Officer. Monica formed and managed two investment management firms in Boston prior to joining Seascape. Most recently, she served as Chief Investment Officer for the investment advisory arm of Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault, LLP, a major Boston Law firm where she led a team of analysts in investment strategy, process, and research.

Her past analytical work included the development of a proprietary quantitative stock ranking system. Monica was awarded a CFA Charter, an MBA from the University of South Carolina and a BA from the University of Virginia in Economics.