International All Cap: inflections points

Joe is the head of our European Equities Team and the lead decision maker for the European Growth Trust. He is also a member of the International All Cap Portfolio Construction Group. Joe joined Baillie Gifford in 2002 and has worked across European, International and Emerging Markets equities. He has extensive experience engaging with both company management teams and clients, and an investment philosophy centred on identifying durable growth businesses through thorough fundamental research and careful capital allocation. Joe graduated with an MEng in Chemical Engineering from the University of Cambridge in 2002 and gained an MBA from the University of Edinburgh in 2009. He is a CFA Charterholder.

Katie is an investment specialist in the International Equities group and has been a member of the International Growth Portfolio Construction Group since 2025. She joined Baillie Gifford in 2021, prior to this, she spent six years at Dundas Global Investors and more than a decade at RBS. Katie graduated BA in Accounting & Financial Analysis from the University of Newcastle in 2001 and holds qualifications from the CISI.

Chris is a client service director in the Clients Department where he has responsibility for North American Clients. He is a Chartered Accountant and has been a CFA Charterholder since 2004. Chris graduated MA in Psychology from The University of Edinburgh in 1992, MSc in Neutral Computation from The University of Stirling in 1993, and PhD in Cognitive Science from The University of Edinburgh in 1996.