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Lee is an investment manager and decision maker in the Positive Change Team. He joined Baillie Gifford in 2012 and has previously worked as an analyst on the Developed Asia, International Growth, Global Income Growth and International Alpha strategies. Lee is a CFA Charterholder and graduated BA (Hons) in Economics and Management from the University of Oxford in 2012.
Lee grew up in China during a period of incredible economic and social progress, when hundreds of millions of people were lifted out of poverty and the standard of living improved for the majority of the population. Witnessing that has influenced Lee deeply and he has been interested in development since.
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