Synthesis in risk management: balancing stock picking and portfolio construction

Nick is a client relationship director in the Clients Department. He joined Baillie Gifford in 1999 and became a partner of the firm in 2018. Nick originally joined the Investment Risk Department, becoming the head of the department in 2007. In 2010, he moved to the Clients Department and is the co-head of Baillie Giffords US Financial Intermediary Team. Nick is also a member of our Equity Investment Risk Committee and North American Management Group. He is a CFA Charterholder and graduated BBS in Economics from Massey University, New Zealand in 1994.

James leads our Investment Analytics department, focused on improving client outcomes by leveraging data to provide investors with actionable portfolio insights. He joined Baillie Gifford in 2021 and was previously an investment manager at Quilter Cheviot. He graduated from the University of Oxford with a BA (Hons) in English Literature in 2014 and from the University of Edinburgh with distinction in MSc Finance & Investment in 2017. 

Tom is a portfolio manager for International Alpha clients and a member of the International Alpha Portfolio Construction Group (PCG). He joined Baillie Gifford in 2009 and became a partner in 2022. He has been working on the UK, European and Global Opportunities teams, as well as spending four years as a member of the International All Cap PCG. Before joining Baillie Gifford, Tom worked at Fidelity International, Merrill Lynch and Deloitte & Touche. He graduated LLB (Hons) in Law & Economics from the University of Edinburgh in 1999 and is both CFA and ACA qualified.  

Tom has been a member of the International Growth Portfolio Construction Group since 2008 and took over as chair in July 2019. He joined Baillie Gifford in 1999 and became a partner in 2014. He previously spent time in our UK and European Equity teams, including six years as head of the European Team up to 2017. He also spent three years as our chief of investment staff. Tom graduated with a BA in Modern Languages in 1994.