Kishore Rao a research principal for Sustainable Growth Advisers, LP, subadviser for the John Hancock U.S. Global Leaders Growth Strategy. In addition to providing dedicated research for the strategy, he also serves on Sustainable Growth Advisers’ Investment Committee. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Rao was a member of the investment team at Trident Capital, a venture capital firm managing a portfolio of software, technology, and business service companies. Earlier in his career, he served as an investme

Mr. Gupta is an Analyst, Portfolio Manager, Principal and a member of the Investment Committee at Sustainable Growth Advisers. Prior to joining the firm in 2014, he was a Senior Analyst at MDR Capital Management and an Investment Banking Associate at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Prior to that, Mr. Gupta spent three years in the industry as a Product and Program Manager at Amazon.com and, as part of their strategic executive division, led the launch of Amazon’s Japanese and German merchant platforms.

Tucker is an Analyst, Portfolio Manager, Principal and a member of the Investment Committee. Tucker has been with the firm since 2006. Prior to joining Sustainable Growth Advisers, Tucker was a Vice President in the Equity Research Department of Goldman Sachs, where he served as a member of the firm’s U.S. packaged food research team. Previously, Tucker worked in the Investment Banking Division of Goldman Sachs, focused on M&A and corporate finance advisory for clients in retail and technology sectors. Tucker began his career as a fund accountant and custody manager at Brown Brothers Harriman &Co. Tucker has a B.A. in Economics from Bucknell University and an M.B.A. from The Wharton School.