International Growth

Julia joined Baillie Gifford in 2008 and became a partner in 2022. She is a portfolio manager in the Health Innovation Strategy, which she co-founded in 2018, and a member of the International Growth Portfolio Construction Group. Julia previously worked as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company, advising firms in Denmark, Russia and Hungary. She obtained a BSc in 1999, an MSc in 2001 and a PhD in 2005 in Economics from the University of Aarhus, Denmark. She is fluent in Russian and Danish.

Lawrence joined Baillie Gifford in 2009 and became a partner in 2020. He is a member of the International Growth Portfolio Construction Group and co-manager of the International Concentrated Growth and Global Outliers strategies. He has been deputy manager of Scottish Mortgage since 2021. He has also worked in the Emerging Markets and UK Equities teams. Lawrence graduated BA in Geography from the University of Cambridge in 2009.

Tom joined Baillie Gifford in 1999 and became a partner in 2014. He has been a member of the International Growth Portfolio Construction Group since 2008 and took over as chair in July 2019. He previously spent time in our UK and European Equities teams, including six years as head of the European Team up to 2017. He also spent three years as our chief of investment staff. Tom graduated with a BA in Modern Languages in 1994.

Brian joined Baillie Gifford in 2006. He is head of the Smaller Companies Team and lead investment manager of the International Smaller Companies Strategy. He is also a member of the International Growth Portfolio Construction Group. He is a CFA Charterholder and graduated with an MSc and BA (Hons) in Physics from the University of Cambridge in 2006.

Robert joined Baillie Gifford in 2016 and has been a member of the International Growth Portfolio Construction Group since 2024. Robert was previously a decision-maker on Baillie Gifford's Long Term Global Growth Strategy from 2021 to 2023 before joining International Growth. He has also worked on our US, European, and Multi-Asset strategies. Robert is a CFA Charterholder and joined Baillie Gifford in 2016. He graduated MA (Hons) in Philosophy from the University of Cambridge before winning a Mellon Fellowship at Yale in 2015 and joining Baillie Gifford the year after.