After working for the Japanese government in Kagoshima, Japan, Ms. Desmond began her investment career in 1987 as a Pacific Basin investment manager with Shearson Lehman Global Asset Management. She subsequently moved to Hill Samuel Investment Advisers Ltd. where she worked as a senior portfolio manager and Pacific Basin equity analyst.  In 1991 she joined Mondrian Investment Partners’ predecessor organization as a founding member. Today she is Deputy CEO and Chief Investment Officer of the firm’s international equity product.  In addition to her corporate responsibilities, Ms. Desmond is a trustee of Wellesley College and chairs the endowment investment committee.  Ms. Desmond holds a BA from Wellesley College and an MA in East Asian Studies from Stanford University.  She is a CFA Charterholder and a member of both the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of the UK. She sits on the CFA UK’s Advisory Council.

Mr. Bliss is a graduate of the University of Manchester. He commenced his career at Cazenove & Co. in 1993 and moved to join Mondrian in 1995. Mr. Bliss is a senior portfolio manager in the Non-US Equity team and a member of Mondrian’s Non-US Equity Strategy Committee. He has had significant experience analyzing securities in the Pacific Basin region and in the global materials, utilities, property and industrials sectors. In recent years Mr. Bliss has taken responsibility for leading coverage of securities listed in the UK and Scandinavian markets whilst still maintaining his sector specialization. He holds the ASIP designation and is a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of the UK.

Mr. Mester holds a BSc (First Class) and an MSc (with Distinction) in Financial Economics from the University of London and an MPhil in Economics from the University of Oxford. After graduation, Mr. Mester worked for three years as an equity research analyst. Mr. Mester joined Mondrian in 2014 in the International Equities team. Mr. Mester is a CFA Charterholder and a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of the UK.

Ms. Gan is a Commerce graduate from the University of Melbourne, Australia and holds a Masters of Commerce degree from the University of New South Wales, Australia. Prior to joining Mondrian in 2005, she was a consultant at Accenture, specialising in the financial services sector, firstly in Singapore and subsequently in the UK. Ms. Gan has extensive experience in developed markets working initially within Mondrian Non-US Equity Team, before her current role heading up the Global Equity team. Her research responsibilities include coverage of US, Singapore and Australian markets. Ms. Gan is a CPA (Australia) and CFA Charterholder. She is also a member of the CPA Australia, the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of the UK.