About the speaker

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.
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