Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited
Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited is one of the UK’s largest independent investment management firms and is wholly owned by the current partners, the people who invest for and look after their clients. Investment management is their core business and they advise for a global client base across specialist equity, fixed income and multi-asset portfolios.
Baillie Gifford puts their clients’ interests above all else. They are able do this because they are an independent partnership and therefore do not have the distraction of outside shareholders. This means the firm is able to focus all of their resources on providing excellent investment returns and outstanding service for clients.
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Manager Profiles
Gerard Callahan
Partner & Chairman, Head of UK Equities
Mr. Callahan graduated BA in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from Oxford University in 1991. He joined Baillie Gifford the same year and became a Partner in 2000. Mr. Callahan is an Investment Manager and has been a member of the International Focus Portfolio Construction Group since 2007 and Chairman since 2010.
Iain Campbell
Investment Manager
Mr. Campbell graduated BA in Modern History from Oxford University in 2000. He worked for Goldman Sachs and traveled in Asia, before joining Baillie Gifford in 2004. He has been a member of the International Focus Portfolio Construction Group since 2010.
Joe Faraday, CFA
Client Service Director
Mr. Faraday graduated MEng in Chemical Engineering from Cambridge University in 2002 and he joined Baillie Gifford the same year. He is a CFA® charterholder and has an MBA. He is an Investment Manager and has been a member of the International Focus Portfolio Construction Group since 2007.
Moritz Sitte, CFA
Investment Manager
Mr. Sitte graduated BSc in Business Administration from the University of Regensburg (Germany) in 2009 and MSc in Finance and Investment from the University of Edinburgh in 2010. He joined Baillie Gifford the same year. Mr. Sitte is a CFA® charterholder. He has been a member of the International Focus Portfolio Construction Group since 2014.
Sophie Earnshaw, CFA
Investment Manager
Ms. Earnshaw graduated MA in English Literature from the University of Edinburgh in 2008 and MPhil in Eighteenth Century and Romantic Literature from the University of Cambridge in 2009. She joined Baillie Gifford in 2010. Ms. Earnshaw is a CFA® charterholder. She has been a member of the International Focus Portfolio Construction Group since 2014.