About the speakers

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.
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