About the speakers
![Praveen Kumar](https://www.bailliegifford.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=3840,h=3840,g=0.5x0.5,fit=cover/https://media.bailliegifford.com/mws/yg1didka/kumar-praveen_50x50mm.jpg?v=63841267780)
Praveen is an investment manager in the Japanese Equities Team. He is manager of the Japanese Smaller Companies Fund and the manager of related Japan Small Cap Strategy segregated accounts, the Shin Nippon Investment Trust, and deputy manager of the Baillie Gifford Japan Trust. He is also a founder and member of the International Smaller Companies Portfolio Construction Group. He previously worked for FKI Logistex before joining Baillie Gifford in 2008. Praveen graduated BEng in Computer Science from Bangalore University in 2001, and completed an MBA from the University of Cambridge in 2008.
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