Long Term Global Growth

Gemma is an investment manager and decision maker in the Long Term Global Growth Team and co-manager of the Global Outliers Strategy. She is also an advisor to Global Alpha. Gemma joined Baillie Gifford in September 2017, after graduating with a Masters degree in Modern History from Durham University. She also has degrees in History and Philosophy from Rhodes University in South Africa.

John is an investment manager and decision maker in the Long Term Global Growth  Team. He is also a member of the China A Share Portfolio Construction Group. John joined Baillie Gifford in 2000 and became a partner of the firm in 2016. Prior to his current roles, he worked in the North American, Japan and Global Discovery teams. John graduated MA in Ancient & Modern History from the University of Oxford in 2000 and is a CFA Charterholder.

Michael is an investment manager in the Long Term Global Growth Team. He joined Baillie Gifford in 2013. He is also a CFA Charterholder. Michael graduated MA in Classics from the University of Cambridge in 2007 and gained a PhD in International Relations from the University of St Andrews in 2013. 

Mark is head of the Long Term Global Growth Team, which he co-founded in 2003. He joined Baillie Gifford in 1996 and became a partner of the firm in 2004. Prior to his current roles, he worked in the US, UK and Japanese equity teams. Mark graduated BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the University of Oxford in 1992 and spent a year at Harvard as a Kennedy Scholar in 1993 before completing a PhD in Politics at the University of Edinburgh in 1996.