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Kirsty is an investment manager in the US Equity Growth Team and has been a decision maker since 2016. She is a co-manager of the International Concentrated Growth Strategy. Kirsty joined Baillie Gifford in 2012 and became a partner in 2025. Prior to joining the US Equity Growth Team, Kirsty also spent several years in the small and large-cap global equities departments. She graduated MA (Hons) in Economics in 2011 and MSc in Carbon Management in 2012, both from the University of Edinburgh.
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