Donald Farquharson,CFA, heads the Japanese Equities Team and has been a member of the International Alpha Portfolio Construction Group (PCG) since 2014. He joined Baillie Gifford in 2008 and became a Partner in 2017. He has 32 years' investment experience dedicated almost entirely to Japanese Equities. Mr. Farquharson spent 20 years working for Schroders as a Japanese specialist, latterly as Head of the Pan Pacific Equity Team. Between 1991 and 1995, he headed Schroders' Research Team in Tokyo. Mr. Farquharson graduated MA (Hons) in Arabic Studies from the University of St Andrews in 1987.

Tom Walsh, CFA, Portfolio Manager, joined Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited in 2009 and is an Investment Manager in the European Equity Team. Mr. Walsh joined the International Focus Portfolio Construction Group in 2014. Tom graduated LLB (Hons) in Law & Economics from the University of Edinburgh in 1999 and is both CFA and ACA qualified. He worked at Fidelity International, Merrill Lynch and Deloitte & Touche before joining Baillie Gifford in 2009.Mr. Walsh has been a member of the ACWI ex-US Alpha PCG since 2018.

Jenny Davis is a portfolio manager for International Alpha clients and has been a member of the International Alpha Portfolio Construction Group (PCG) since 2016. She joined Baillie Gifford in 2011 and worked on two of the Manager's global equity strategies, having started her career at Neptune Investment Management. Ms. Davis graduated MA in Music from the University of Oxford in 2008, and latterly undertook postgraduate studies in Psychotherapy at the University of Edinburgh. Ms. Davis has been a member of the team since 2016.

Mr. Davies joined Baillie Gifford in 2012, starting investment life on the European Equities Team before moving to Fixed Income and then the strategy International Alpha. He now works in the Global Alpha Team as an Investment Manager assisting the three decision makers. Mr. Davies grew up in Merthyr Tydfil in South Wales, and became besotted with music at an early age. His interest led him to take up the horn, which fuelled a lifelong passion for the performing arts and took him to Oxford’s Oriel College where he gained a first-class degree in music in 2009.

Steve Vaughan, CFA, joined Baillie Gifford in 2012 and is a portfolio manager in the Smaller Companies Equities Team. Mr. Vaughan is a member of the Manager’s Pan European Smaller Companies Portfolio Construction Group and a member of the Manager’s International Smaller Companies Portfolio Construction Group. He is a CFA Charterholder. Prior to joining Baillie Gifford, Mr. Vaughan was an Officer in the British Army for nine years. He graduated BA (Hons) in Jurisprudence from the University of Oxford in 2001 and MA in International Relations from the University of Exeter in 2012.

Mr. Snell joined Baillie Gifford in 2006 and is a portfolio manager in the Emerging Markets Equity Team. Since March 2020, he has also been a manager on the China OEIC fund. He has managed the Baillie Gifford Pacific Fund since 2010 and has been Deputy Manager of Pacific Horizon Investment Trust since 2013. Mr. Snell graduated BSc (Hons) in Medical Biology from the University of Edinburgh in 2006.

Fanesca Young, Ph.D., CFA, Senior Vice President, Director, Equity Portfolio Management, serves as lead Portfolio Manager. Prior to joining Acadian, she was head of global systematic equities at GIC Private Ltd. Prior to that, she was managing director and director of quantitative research at Los Angeles Capital Management. Ms. Young is also a member of the editorial boards of the Financial Analyst Journal and the Journal of Systematic Investing, as well as a member of the Q Group's program committee. She earned a Ph.D. in statistics from Columbia University and an M.Phil. and an M.A. in statistics from Columbia University. She also holds a B.A. in mathematics from the University of Virginia. She is a CFA charterholder.