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Brian Kelly

Director, Investment Specialist

Baillie Gifford

United Kingdom, Scotland, Edinburgh

About Me

Joined Baillie Gifford in 2024 to help grow the private company investment strategy. Joined Allen & Co's advisory and asset management business in 2011 as the third hire. Helped build and design investment processes and infrastructure to grow from inception to $14bn of assets. Oversaw alternative investments, responsible for sourcing, underwriting, and monitoring $2bn approved list. Led 60 investments over 10+ years, deploying $3bn+ of assets across equity, credit, venture, PE, real estate, and crypto. Managed portfolio of private credit business development companies and midstream energy equities. Managed internal insurance denominated fund. Designed customized performance analytics,

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Director, Investment Specialist

Baillie Gifford

Investment Team

Manager/Sponsor

Edinburgh

Scotland

United Kingdom

Aug 29, 2025

Work Experience

Baillie Gifford

Director, Investment Specialist
Jul 2024 - Present
Email: brian.kelly@bailliegifford.com

Allen & Co

Head of Alternative Investments
Sep 2011 - Jul 2024
Email: bkelly@allenco.com

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