David joined Baillie Gifford in 2022 with responsibility for intermediary client relationships (specifically UK advisers) in the UK. He spent 12 years working on the ‘buy side’, joining Williams De Broë in 2010, which became Investec in 2012. David began his career as a portfolio manager, then as a discretionary fund manager for the next eight years (four of which were spent in the Channel Islands). David graduated from the University of Aberdeen, before completing a postgraduate degree at Edinburgh Napier University. He is a chartered wealth manager and a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Securities and Investment.

Spencer is an investment manager in the Global Alpha Team. He has been an investment manager in the Global Alpha Team since its inception in 2005 and Monks Investment Trust since 2015. Spencer is a co-manager of International Concentrated Growth Strategy. He joined Baillie Gifford in 2000 and became a partner in 2013. Spencer has also spent time working in the Fixed Income, Japanese, European, Emerging Markets and UK Equities teams. He graduated BSc in Medicine from the University of St Andrews in 1997.

Luke joined Baillie Gifford in 2012 and is an investment manager in the Private Companies Team. Prior to joining the Private Companies Team in 2024 he was an investment manager in the Discovery Team. Luke is co-manager of the Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust, which focuses on identifying innovative and rapidly growing smaller companies globally. Luke graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 2012 with a MEng (Hons) in Mechanical Engineering.