Global Alpha Investor Forum 2024

Malcolm has been one of the firm’s Managing Partners since 2021, and has overall oversight for the investment department. He is also an Investment Manager in the Global Alpha Team. He joined Baillie Gifford in 1999 and spent his graduate rotation in the UK Small Cap Team before joining the North American Team. Malcolm has been a decision maker on the Global Alpha team since its inception in 2005, and this is his sole portfolio management responsibility. Malcolm became a partner in 2011. He is a member of the CFA Society of the UK. Malcolm graduated MA in Economics and History in 1998 and MLitt in Economics, Politics and Management in 1999, both from the University of St Andrews.

Helen is an investment manager in the Global Alpha Team. She joined Baillie Gifford in 2008 and became a partner in 2020. In addition to Global Alpha, Helen has spent time working on our Developed Asia, UK, US Equity Growth, Emerging Markets and Global Equity teams. Before coming to work in the UK, Helen lived in China, South Africa and Norway. She graduated BSc (Hons) in Economics from the University of Warwick in 2007 and MPhil in Economics from the University of Cambridge the following year.

Spencer is an investment manager in the Global Alpha Team. He joined Baillie Gifford in 2000 and became a partner in 2013. He has been an investment manager in the Global Alpha Team since its inception in 2005 and Monks Investment Trust since 2015. He became an investment manager in the International Concentrated Growth Strategy in 2021. Spencer has also spent time working in the Fixed Income, Japanese, European, Emerging Markets and UK Equities teams. He graduated BSc in Medicine from the University of St Andrews in 1997.