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James Anderson joined Lingotto in April 2023 as Managing Partner and CIO of the Lingotto Innovation Strategy. James brings with him 40 years of investing experience. Prior to joining Lingotto, James was a Partner at Baillie Gifford from 1987 until 2022. He led Baillie Gifford’s flagship fund, the Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust from 2000 until his departure
He led much of the firm’s growth strategy for the past few decades as co-manager of several additional funds (International Concentrated Growth and Global Outliers strategies, Long-Term Global Growth strategy, and Vanguard International Growth strategy) and through his many leadership roles.
James has served as a member of the Advisory Board of the government sponsored Kay Review and Chair of the subsequent industry working group that set up the UK Investor Forum. James graduated with a BA in History from the University of Oxford. After postgraduate study in Italy and Canada he gained an MA in International Affairs in 1982. James is a Trustee of the Johns Hopkins University and Chairman of Swedish investment company Kinnevik.
Kunal is Co-Portfolio Manager for Global Emerging Markets Equities at GIB Asset Management. Kunal has over 10 years of experience in investing in Emerging and Frontier Markets, having most recently been a Partner at Mobius Capital Partners.
Prior to Mobius Capital Partners, he was the Lead Manager of the award-winning Neptune India Fund as Head of Indian Equities, and also served as a portfolio manager on the Neptune Global Emerging Markets Fund. Kunal graduated from Oxford University with a first-class degree in Economics and Management and is a CFA Charterholder.
Fabio heads the Listed Equity Manager Research team at WTW, leading the global research efforts across active, smart beta and passive equity strategies. As part of his role, Fabio is a member of the Equity Investment Committee, tasked with managing WTW’s equity funds and discretionary equity portfolios. Fabio also works as lead advisor to several large institutional investors on their equity portfolios.
Prior to joining WTW, Fabio worked with JPMorgan Asset Management as investment analyst in its multi-manager division. He previously worked as a sell-side analyst at Banca IMI. Fabio has a MSc in Economics and Finance from the Bocconi University in Milan and is a CFA charterholder.
Simon is the founder of The Money Maze Podcast. He graduated from the London School of Economics with a degree in Economic History, and later took the advanced management programme at INSEAD, France.
He started his career at Citibank in 1985, where he trained as a portfolio manager, before joining Morgan Stanley Wealth Management in 1989. Over the 17 years there, he managed their global balanced portfolio, was Chairman of their European Asset Allocation Committee and Chief Investment Officer. For the subsequent 14 years he was CEO and an owner of Vantage Investment Advisory Ltd. He is a senior advisor to Rothschild and Co, in London, a Governor of Clifton College and Chairman of their Development Trust, and served as a Trustee of Great Ormond Street Hospital. In 2019 he co-founded the Money Maze Podcast, which he hosts, an investment and business podcast that is listened to in over 80 Countries, and which is in the top 1% of global podcasts.
Carson C. Block is the founder and Chief Investment Officer of Muddy Waters. Mr. Block began his career in investment banking and equity research prior to moving to Shanghai, China to work as an attorney with the international law firm Jones Day.
While at Jones Day, he focused on mergers and acquisitions and foreign direct investment. He subsequently started what is believed to be the first self storage business in Mainland China. Mr. Block started the predecessor activist investment firm to Muddy Waters in 2010. Bloomberg BusinessWeek named Mr. Block “One of the 50 Most Influential in Global Finance” in 2011. He obtained his Juris Doctorate with high honors from the Chicago-Kent College of Law and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Southern California.
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