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Jared joined Baillie Gifford in 2016 and is an investment manager in the Japanese Equities Team. Prior to this he worked in the Global Alpha, UK Equities and Fixed Income Team. Before he joined Baillie Gifford he spent two years as an Assistant Economist at the Scottish Government. Jared graduated MA (Hons) in Economics from the University of Edinburgh in 2012.
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