Mark graduated BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Oxford University in 1992. He spent a year at Harvard as a Kennedy Scholar in 1993 before completing a PhD in Politics at the University of Edinburgh in 1996. Mark joined Baillie Gifford in 1996 and was an Investment Manager in the Japanese Equity Team, until joining our Long Term Global Growth Team when it was established in 2003. Mark became a Partner in 2004.

John joined Baillie Gifford in 2000 and became a Partner of Baillie Gifford & Co. in 2012 after graduating MA in Ancient and Modern History from Oxford University. After a year in the North American department John joined the Japanese team where, from 2007 onwards, he managed the Shin Nippon Investment Trust which invests in high growth, small and medium sized companies. In 2011, John moved to the recently established Global Discovery team which focuses on identifying rapidly growing, innovation led, smaller businesses from around the world. During this period he had a particular focus on unearthing new investment opportunities in Emerging Markets, and Asia in particular. In late 2015 John joined the Long Term Global Growth Team. He will continue as Deputy Manager of our global small cap investment trust, Edinburgh Worldwide.

Robert joined Baillie Gifford in 2016 as an Investment Analyst in the Long Term Global Growth Team. He was a recipient of the Mellon Fellowship to Yale in 2016, where he graduated MA, prior to which he graduated BA (Hons) in Philosophy from the University of Cambridge in 2015.

Gemma joined Baillie Gifford in September 2017. She was an analyst in the Long Term Global Growth Team and one of the managers of the Global Outliers strategy. She graduated MA in Modern History from The University of Durham in 2017. Prior to this, Gemma also graduated BA (Hons) in History BA double major in History and Philosophy Rhodes University in South Africa.

Michael graduated PhD in International Relations from the University of St Andrews in 2013, having previously received an MA in Classics from the University of Cambridge in 2008. From 2008-2010 he worked as a producer for a start-up film company. Since joining Baillie Gifford, he has worked in the UK, Multi Asset, and US Teams before joining the Long Term Global Growth Team as an Investment Manager in 2017. Michael is a CFA charterholder.