EAFE Plus All Cap

Iain is the head of our UK Equity Team and lead manager of the UK Core Strategy. He is also the joint manager on our flagship Managed Strategy, which he has been involved in since 2000, and became a partner of the firm in 2005. Since joining Baillie Gifford in 1994, Iain has spent time on the US Equities Team. Iain graduated with a MA in Accountancy from the University of Aberdeen and subsequently qualified as a Chartered Accountant.

Iain joined Baillie Gifford in 2004 and became a partner in 2020. He is a member of the Japanese Specialist Team. He manages various specialist Developed Asia portfolios and is a member of the International All Cap Portfolio Construction Group. Iain has been a member of the Managed Team since 2014. Prior to joining Baillie Gifford, Iain worked for Goldman Sachs as an analyst in its investment banking division. He graduated BA in Modern History from the University of Oxford in 2000.

Sophie is an investment manager in the China Equities Team. She is a decision maker on our All China Strategy, which she has managed since 2014, and on our A share Strategy since its inception in 2019. She also provides China insight to the Emerging Markets Leading Companies and International All Cap portfolio construction groups. She is a CFA Charterholder and graduated MA in English Literature from the University of Edinburgh in 2008 and MPhil in Eighteenth Century and Romantic Literature from the University of Cambridge in 2009.

Joe joined Baillie Gifford in 2002 and has been a member of the International All Cap Portfolio Construction Group since 2007. He graduated MEng in Chemical Engineering from the University of Cambridge in 2002 and gained an MBA from the University of Edinburgh in 2009. Joe is a CFA Charterholder.  

Milena joined Baillie Gifford in 2009 and became a partner in 2022. She is an investment manager in the UK Equity Team and lead manager of the UK Alpha Strategy. She has also been a member of the International All Cap Portfolio Construction Group since May 2022. Milena graduated BA in Social and Political Science from the University of Cambridge in 2007 and MPhil in Politics from the University of Oxford in 2009.

Stephen is head of the European Equity Team. He joined Baillie Gifford in 2005, and became a partner of the firm in 2024. Stephen has been involved in running the European portion of the Global Core Strategy and Managed Strategy since 2019, as well as becoming a member of the International All Cap Portfolio Construction Group in 2022. Prior to joining the team he spent time in the US, UK Smaller Companies and Japanese equities teams. Stephen graduated with a BSc (Hons) in Financial Mathematics in 2005.

Alex is an investment manager in the Emerging Markets Equity Team. He became a member of the International All Cap Portfolio Construction Group in 2024. He joined Baillie Gifford in 2022, and prior to joining the firm, worked as a senior investment analyst (EM/Asia) at Stewart Investors from 2013. Alex is a CFA Charterholder and graduated BBA (First Class Honors), in accounting and finance from the University of New Brunswick, Canada.