ACWI ex US All Cap

Iain is an investment manager in the Japanese Equities Team. He is deputy manager of Developed Asia Pacific portfolios and is a member of the International All Cap Portfolio Construction Group. He became part of the International All Cap central desk in 2024. Iain has been a member of the Managed Team since 2014. He joined Baillie Gifford in 2004 and became a partner of the firm in 2020. Prior to joining Baillie Gifford, Iain worked for Goldman Sachs as an analyst in its investment banking division. He graduated BA in Modern History from the University of Oxford in 2000.

Sophie is an investment manager in the China Equities Team. She is a decision maker on our China Equities Strategy, which she has managed since 2014, and on our China A Share Strategy since its inception in 2019. She also provides China insight to the Emerging Markets Leading Companies and International All Cap Portfolio Construction Groups. She is a CFA Charterholder and graduated MA in English Literature from the University of Edinburgh in 2008 and MPhil in Eighteenth Century and Romantic Literature from the University of Cambridge in 2009.

Joe is a member of the International All Cap Portfolio Construction Group and in 2024 became part of their central desk. He joined Baillie Gifford in 2002. Joe graduated MEng in Chemical Engineering from the University of Cambridge in 2002 and gained an MBA from the University of Edinburgh in 2009. Joe is a CFA Charterholder. 

Milena is an investment manager in the UK Equity Team and lead manager of the UK Alpha Strategy. She is a member of the International All Cap Portfolio Construction Group. She joined Baillie Gifford in 2009 and became a partner of the firm in 2022.Milena graduated BA in Social and Political Science from the University of Cambridge in 2007 and MPhil in Politics from the University of Oxford in 2009.

Stephen is head of the European Equity Team. He joined Baillie Gifford in 2005, and became a partner of the firm in 2024. Stephen has been involved in running the European portion of the Global Core Strategy and Managed Strategy since 2019, as well as a member of the International All Cap Portfolio Construction Group. Prior to joining the team he spent time in the US, UK Smaller Companies and Japanese equities teams. Stephen graduated with a BSc (Hons) in Financial Mathematics in 2005.

Alex is an investment manager in the Emerging Markets Equity Team. He became a member of the International All Cap Portfolio Construction Group in 2024. He joined Baillie Gifford in 2022, and prior to joining the firm, worked as a senior investment analyst (EM/Asia) at Stewart Investors from 2013. Alex is a CFA Charterholder and graduated BBA (First Class Honors), in accounting and finance from the University of New Brunswick, Canada.