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Luke joined Baillie Gifford in 2012. He is an investment manager in the Discovery Team and a deputy manager for the Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust. Luke is also an investment analyst for the Private Companies Team. He graduated MEng (Hons) in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Edinburgh in 2012.
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