Stephen joined Schroders in 2003 as a Senior Analyst and Portfolio Manager and has played a critical role in all parts of the QEP investment process since this time. In 2019, in addition to his Portfolio management responsibilities he became QEP Co-Head of Research with main focus on researching enhancements to the QEP investment process. Stephen’s investment career commenced at Quaestor Investment Management in 1999, where he was as a senior research manager and portfolio manager of a Japanese market-neutral fund.

David joined Schroders in London in 1996 as an economist before moving to the QEP team in 1999 helping to build the team’s stock selection models. David left Schroders between 2001 and 2003 to run a hedge fund at Quaestor Investment Management. He then migrated to Australia where he re-joined Schroders in 2004 as Head of QEP Research. His investment career commenced at the Bank of England in 1990 as an Econometrician. David holds a BSc (first class) and an MSc (distinction) in Economics from the University of Warwick.

Lukas joined the QEP Investment Team in 2017. Prior to this Lukas spent ten years with State Street Global Advisors where he was a Senior Portfolio Manager, focusing on absolute return and benchmark agnostic equity strategies. Lukas’ investment career commenced in 2005. He holds a BA (Hons) in Business Administration from the International University Concordia Audentes, Estonia, and an MSc (Merit) in Investments from the University of Birmingham. He is also a CFA Charterholder.