About the speakers
Luke is an investment manager in the Private Companies Team and a co-manager for the Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust. He joined Baillie Gifford in 2012 and, prior to joining the Private Companies Team in 2024, was an investment manager in the Discovery Team. Luke graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 2012 with an MEng (Hons) in Mechanical Engineering.
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