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James Anderson | |
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| Born | 1959 (age 66–67) |
| Education | University College, Oxford (BA) Johns Hopkins SAIS Bologna Center (diploma) Carleton University (MA) |
| Occupations | Fund manager, investor and philanthropist |
James Anderson (born 1959) is a British fund manager, investor and philanthropist.[1][2][3] He worked at Baillie Gifford from 1983 to 2022 and managed the Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust from 2000 to 2022, jointly with Tom Slater from 2015. His investments at Scottish Mortgage included early positions in Amazon, Tesla, Alibaba and Tencent.[4][5]
In 2023 Anderson joined Lingotto Investment Management, owned by Exor, where he is managing partner and chief investment officer of the Innovation strategy.[2][6] He chaired Kinnevik AB from 2021 to 2025 and is a non-executive director of Heart of Midlothian F.C..[7][8][9]
Education
[edit]Anderson was born in 1959.[1] He studied modern history at University College, Oxford, followed by postgraduate study in Italy and Canada. He studied at the Bologna Center of Johns Hopkins University, now SAIS Europe, and at Carleton University in Ottawa, receiving an MA in international affairs in 1982.[10][11]
Investment career
[edit]Anderson joined Baillie Gifford in 1983 and became a partner in 1987. He headed the firm's European equities team until July 2003 and co-founded its Long Term Global Growth strategy that year. He served as Baillie Gifford's chief investment officer from 2006 to 2010.[10][6] He also chaired the firm's International Growth Portfolio Construction Group from 2003 to 2019 and co-managed the Vanguard International Growth Fund.[6] Anderson served on the advisory board of the government-sponsored Kay Review of UK equity markets.[10]
He became manager of the Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust in 2000, with Tom Slater becoming joint manager in 2015.[4][6] In 2021 Anderson criticised the investment industry's focus on short-term earnings reports and macroeconomic news, arguing for greater attention to long-term technological and economic change.[5]
Scottish Mortgage's 2022 preliminary results stated that, from 30 April 2000 to 31 March 2022, the trust produced a total return of 1,155 per cent in net asset value terms and 1,483 per cent by share price, compared with 354 per cent for the FTSE All-World Index. Anderson stepped down as joint manager on 30 April 2022.[12]
Anderson was elected chair of Kinnevik AB in April 2021.[7] He did not stand for re-election in 2025 and left the board at the company's annual general meeting in May that year.[8] In May 2023 he joined Lingotto Investment Management, an investment firm owned by Exor.[2] He is managing partner and chief investment officer of Lingotto Innovation.[6]
Philanthropy
[edit]In 2020 Anderson gave $10 million to the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University. Part of the donation was used to establish the James Anderson Chair in International Economics and Finance at SAIS Europe.[13]
In December 2022 Anderson and his wife, Morag, gave $100 million to SAIS Europe. Johns Hopkins described it as the largest private contribution to a university in Italy and named its Bologna campus for the couple.[14]
Scottish football
[edit]By May 2021 Anderson had contributed £8 million to Heart of Midlothian, with the BBC reporting that the funding had helped the development of the club's new main stand in 2017. He joined the Hearts board as an independent non-executive director in July 2021.[3] He remains a non-executive director of the club.[9]
During the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland, Anderson agreed funding worth £3.125 million inclusive of Gift Aid with the SPFL Trust to support Scottish Professional Football League clubs and their communities. Each of the league's 42 clubs could apply for a £50,000 grant.[15] He also gave £250,000 to women's football during the pandemic.[3]
In 2021 Anderson gave £300,000 to youth football through the Scottish Football Partnership Trust. He later donated a further £1.5 million to the trust for grassroots football facilities, equipment and infrastructure, rising to £1.875 million with Gift Aid.[16]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "AGM 2021". Kinnevik. Retrieved 28 September 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Agnelli investment firm hires former UK minister Osborne". Reuters. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2026.
- 1 2 3 "James Anderson: Philanthropist joins Hearts board ahead of top-flight return". BBC Sport. 20 May 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2026.
- 1 2 Neate, Rupert (19 March 2021). "Star stock-picker James Anderson retires from Baillie Gifford". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 September 2026.
- 1 2 Kollewe, Julia (13 May 2021). "Fund management 'irretrievably broken', says star investor". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 September 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Managing Partners". Lingotto Investment Management. Retrieved 28 September 2026.
- 1 2 "Kinnevik: Annual General Meeting 2021". Kinnevik. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2026.
- 1 2 "Kinnevik's 2025 Annual General Meeting". Kinnevik. 12 May 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2026.
- 1 2 "The Board". Heart of Midlothian F.C. Retrieved 28 September 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Expert panel gets to work on review of UK equity markets". Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2026.
- ↑ "Vanguard Variable Insurance Funds". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. 30 April 2010. Retrieved 28 September 2026.
- ↑ "Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust PLC: Preliminary Results". National Storage Mechanism. Financial Conduct Authority. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2026.
- ↑ "James Anderson Chair in International Economics and Finance at SAIS Europe". Johns Hopkins University. Retrieved 28 September 2026.
- ↑ "Announcing a Transformative Gift for SAIS Europe". Johns Hopkins University. 9 December 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2026.
- ↑ MacRae, Daryn (10 June 2020). "Benefactor pledges more than £3m to Scottish football clubs". STV News. Retrieved 28 September 2026.
- ↑ "James Anderson: Philanthropist donates £1.5m to Scottish grassroots football". BBC Sport. 28 September 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2026.