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Matthew is an investment manager in the Japanese Equities Team. He is joint manager of the Japan All Cap Strategy, Japan Growth Strategy, the Japanese Core Growth Strategy and manager of the Baillie Gifford Japan Trust. He joined Baillie Gifford in 2003 and became a partner of the firm in 2018. Matthew graduated BA (Hons) in Natural Sciences(Psychology) from the University of Cambridge in 2000 and holds a PhD in Psychology from the University of Bristol.
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