I am an investment manager at Baillie Gifford & Co, focusing on International Equities. Baillie Gifford is an independent investment management company based in Edinburgh, UK. Our investment approach is growth orientated and driven primarily by bottom up stock picking. We have a long term investment horizon with a typical holding period of 5 years+. We invest primarily in the public domain, though are increasingly expanding our capabilities in investing in unlisted companies. I have been a member of the International Growth portfolio construction group since 2014, following six years with the Global Discovery team where I focused on highly immature companies with transformative growth