About the speakers
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Peter is the head of Private Companies. He joined the firm in 2010 and became a partner in May 2022. He is also manager of the Schiehallion Fund, our first dedicated private companies fund. Prior to joining the team, he spent time working in our Credit, UK Equities and Global Discovery teams. He moved to our Long Term Global Growth Team in 2014, becoming the first investment manager at Baillie Gifford to work exclusively on private company research.
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Rob is deputy manager of the Schiehallion Fund. He has led research into private investments as well as doing follow-up work to support existing holdings. He has been working to develop a best-in-class research culture and company support strategy, as well as building out our client engagement and support team. Rob joined the firm in 2015, having graduated BA (Hons) in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the University of Oxford in 2014.
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