Meet Our team

Claire co-chairs the WBCSD Global Imperatives Advisory Board and is a Board Director for Scottish Power and Climate Impact X, a Singapore-based global carbon exchange. She is also a Senior Global Advisor for Mckinsey and Company, an advisor to the international investment firm Hambro Perks and an Advisory Board Member for Protium Green Solutions Ltd. Prior to this, Claire had a career in politics where she served as Transport Minister and then Minister of State for Energy and Clean Growth in the UK Cabinet. She also successfully led the UK’s winning bid to host COP26 and was appointed COP26 President-Designate until she left politics in 2020 to head the Climate and Energy team at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), the world’s leading corporate sustainability organisation.

Alex is a Partner in Sarasin & Partners LLP and co-heads Sarasin Bread Street, a specialist private markets business formed in 2022.  Prior to this he co-founded Bread Street Capital Partners, held senior investment roles at Janus Henderson, Aberdeen Standard Investments (now abrdn) and Deutsche Asset Management, and started his career with Franklin Templeton in 1993.

Alex has a wealth of private markets investing experience having led two LSE-listed investment companies (Aberdeen Private Equity Fund Ltd, Henderson Alternative Strategies Trust plc), and has managed pension fund mandates for corporates, UK local authorities, government agencies, life companies, and endowments. He chaired Aberdeen’s award-winning Defined Contribution pension scheme and is current Chairman of the City of London Corporation’s Audit & Risk Management Committee.

Alex has an MA in Economics and Accountancy from Aberdeen University, passed the inaugural Oxford Artificial Intelligence Programme at Säid Business School, and is an associate member of the Chartered Institute of Securities and Investment.

Oliver joined Sarasin & Partners in September 2008 having previously spent his 20-year fund management career at HSBC (formerly James Capel & Co) where he was Head of Charities. In addition to specialising in the management of charity portfolios, he leads on the subject of Social Impact Investments, and is responsible for the Sarasin Sustainability Report. Oliver chairs the Sarasin Employee Forum, and has been a trustee of I CAN, a specialist speech and language charity for children with communication difficulties, as well as the Prostate Cancer Research Centre. He is an Associate of the Securities Institute, and is on the Board of the Charity Investors’ Group (CIG).

Sir John is Senior Advisor to the Oxford Martin School and Professor of Natural Resource Management at Oxford University, from 2008 until 2013 he was the Government Chief Scientific Adviser (GCSA) reporting directly to the Prime Minister. As GCSA, he was responsible for increasing scientific capacity across Whitehall. During his time as GCSA he set up the Scientific Advisory Group in Emergencies (SAGE) that reported to the COBRA committee. He is a Non-Executive Director of the Met Office, chairs the Cabot Institute External Board at Bristol University, the Global Academies Panel at Edinburgh University and the Systemic Risk Institute at the LSE.

Daniel Belfer has been CEO of Bank J. Safra Sarasin Ltd since November 2019 and chairs the Group Executive Board. He is also Chairman of Sarasin & Partners LLP and of bank zweiplus ltd. Prior to that, he had been responsible for the Trading, Treasury and Asset Management Division since 2013. Daniel Belfer has held leadership roles within the J. Safra Group for 20 years. In 2010, he moved to Geneva, Switzerland, where he joined Banque J. Safra (Suisse) SA from Bank J. Safra Sarasin (Bahamas) Ltd, where had been CEO and a member of the Board of Directors since 2008. He became Head of Trading at Safra National Bank of New York in 2004, having held responsibility for Fixed Income Trading and Structured Products since 2000, when he joined Safra National Bank of New York. Daniel Belfer began his professional career in 1997 at BancBoston Robertson Stephens Inc. in Boston, USA; in the Emerging Markets Sales, Trading & Research department.

Born in 1975, Daniel Belfer is a Brazilian citizen and lives in Geneva, Switzerland. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Boston University and is a CFA® charterholder.

Charlotte is a Business Development Manager in Sarasin’s Institutional Team, covering institutions and consultants globally.

Charlotte joined Sarasin & Partners in April 2023. Prior to joining, Charlotte worked as a Client Manager at Marathon Asset Management for 8 years predominantly covering US pension funds, endowments, foundations and consultants. Charlotte holds a BSc (Hons) in Economics from Cardiff University and is a CFA® charterholder.

Megan is co-portfolio manager on the Sarasin Tomorrow’s World Multi-Asset Fund. She is also deputy fund manager of the Sarasin Responsible Global Equity Fund, Sarasin Thematic Global Equity Fund and Sarasin IE Global Equity Opportunities Fund.

Prior to joining Sarasin, Megan spent 4 years at Coutts & Co working as an Assistant Fund Manager for the Coutts Multi Asset Funds.

Megan is a graduate of Trinity College Dublin with a degree in Business, Economics & Social Studies. Megan also holds the Private Client Investment Advice and Management certificate (PCIAM) as well as the Investment Advice Diploma (IAD) and is a CFA Charter holder.

Jamie is the Head of our Private Client Department with overall responsibility for the management of the team and its development, alongside holding account director responsibilities for a wide range of client mandates. Jamie is also CEO of Sarasin Asset Management, our subsidiary company specialising in US clients.  Jamie joined the City in 1987 and spent several years at NCL Investments prior to joining Sarasin & Partners in 1996.

Jamie has a MA Hons in Modern Languages from Cambridge University, PCIAM (the Private Client Investment Advice and Management certificate), IMC (Investment Management Certificate) and is a Stock Exchange Registered Representative.

Graeme has investment responsibilities for both international and domestic client portfolio at Sarasin.

Prior to joining Sarasin & Partners in 2013, Graeme was with Brown Shipley Private Banking, where he managed private client, charity and institutional portfolios.

Graeme d his MBA at Cass Business School, which he holds alongside the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) Diploma and a BA Honours degree from the University of Sheffield. Graeme is a Chartered Fellow of the CISI.

Cameron Hepburn is Director of the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment. He is also Professor of Environmental Economics at the Smith School and at the Institute for New Economic.

Thinking at the Oxford Martin School. He is a Professorial Research Fellow of The Grantham Research Institute at the London School of Economics and a Fellow at New College, Oxford. He is an expert in environmental, resource and energy economics and is involved in policy formation, including as a member of the DECC Secretary of State’s Economics Advisory Group. Cameron has advised governments (such as China, India, UK and Australia) and international institutions (e.g. OECD, UN organisations) on energy, resources and environmental policy.

Edward is responsible for the management of private client portfolios. Edward also co-manages Sarasin & Partners' AIM inheritance tax sheltered portfolio service. He is also co-author of Sarasin & Partners' Compendium of Investment. Edward joined Sarasin & Partners in1996 having spent three years at Capel-Cure Myers.

Edward has a MA Hons degree in Management and International Relations from the University of St Andrews, and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Securities & Investments (CISI). He is a Trustee of the British Humane Association and a court assistant of the Grocers Company.

Henrietta assists with the management of UK and international portfolios. Prior to joining Sarasin & Partners in June 2020, she worked at a family office in London. Henrietta graduated with an BA in History and Politics from the University of Birmingham. She holds the Investment Management Certificate (IMC), the CII Level 1 Diploma in Financial Planning and is currently studying for the Chartered Wealth Management exams.

Anthony is responsible for fixed income portfolio management with particular focus on government bonds and emerging markets. Prior to joining Sarasin & Partners in 2017, he worked as a portfolio manager in global fixed income and currencies at Nomura and JPMorgan.

Oliver Cartade has been Head of the Asset Management & Institutional Clients division of Bank J. Safra Sarasin Ltd since March 2020 and a member of the Group Executive Board since November 2019. Prior to that he was Head of the Trading, Treasury and Asset Management division of Bank J. Safra Sarasin Ltd since November 2019. Oliver Cartade has held leadership roles within the J. Safra Group for over 15 years. In 2009 he created and became the Managing Director of J. Safra Sarasin Asset Management (Europe) Ltd while also holding responsibility as General Manager of the London Branch of Bank J. Safra Sarasin (Gibraltar) Ltd which he opened in 2007 when he moved to London. He joined Safra National bank of New York in 2003 where he was responsible for performing research on and investing in hedge funds. Prior to joining the J. Safra Group, he worked for Kaufman Bros. LP, a boutique investment bank in New York, where he focused on M&A and private equity transactions across various industries. In 2000, Oliver Cartade joined PIPE9 Corporation, an internet start-up focused on B2B ecommerce, as a VP of Business Development.
Oliver began his professional career in 1998 at Prudential Securities in New York in the Investment Banking division focused on the technology sector.

Born in 1976; Oliver Cartade is a UK citizen. He graduated cum laude from The Wharton School at The University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Science in Economics and received an MBA from INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France. He is also a CFA® charterholder.

Alex is responsible for screening and researching stock ideas from the Global Energy and Industrials Universe and providing insight into macro events and themes which will influence the sectors.

Alex joined Sarasin & Partners in January 2017. Prior to joining Sarasin, Alex was employed at the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) for 16 years as a global industrials and energy equity and commodity analyst and portfolio manager.

Before joining the GIC he was an analyst at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein for 5 years. He covered the EU building and materials sector. Alex‘s career started in the city after graduating at National Provident Institution (NPI) as a UK fund manager

Phil joined Sarasin & Partners in 2013 as head of the multi-asset team and has more than 30 years’ investment experience.

Before joining Sarasin, Phil worked at Newton Investment Management, where he was chief investment officer of the private clients and charities division. He has also held investment management roles at Capital House and Leopold Joseph.

Phil is a fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment.

Neil is a portfolio manager for the global equity income strategies. Within the global equity team he co manages Sarasin’s Institutional mandates and retail funds.

Neil joined Sarasin & Partners in December 2017 from Polar Capital where he was Global Income Fund Manager. Previous to this Neil was Global Emerging Market Income & Growth Fund Manager.

He also held positions with AXA Framlington, Hexam Capital Partners, Baring Asset Management and Framlington Investment Management.

Neil started his career in 2001 after completing his degree at the University of Leeds.

Ruadhri has over 15 years of investment experience in the fund management industry, where he has operated as both a fund manager and a charity trustee. After leaving the Army he started work with Leopold Joseph and Sons where he completed his fund management exams. In 1999 he moved to Newton Investment Management, where he worked within the charities department for over 12 years, joining Sarasin & Partners in 2011.

Ruadhri is a Governor of Maidwell Hall School and a trustee of the Army Cadet Force Association.

Randal has over 25 years of investment experience and manages some of the firm's larger charity and private client portfolios.

Prior to joining Sarasin & Partners, Randal was at NCL Investments Limited. He graduates from Worcester College, Oxford in 1989 with an MA Hons in Modern History. He also holds the PCIAM (Private Client Investment Advice and Management Certificate) and Investment Management Certificate (IMC).
Randal is Chairman of the London Partners and was also responsible for setting up our Dublin office, which he continues to oversee.

Guy is a Senior Adviser at Sarasin Bread Street, the specialist private markets business of Sarasin & Partners LLP formed in 2022.  Immediately prior to this Guy was at Bread Street Capital Partners, which he joined having previously held lead investing roles at Aberdeen Standard Investments (now abrdn), SVG Advisers, Hermes UOB and Greenoak Capital Management (the private equity arm of Granville plc, now Robert W Baird & Co).

Guy has over 30 years private equity investing experience and has an extensive and long-established network of manager and investor relationships. At SVG Advisers he was Chief Investment Officer and lead manager of the Schroder Private Equity Fund of Funds and SVG Diamond programmes, portfolios he continued to manage at Aberdeen. Guy has served on the Advisory Boards of leading private equity managers across buyout, growth and venture strategies. He is a Non-Executive Director of Schroder Private Equity Fund of Funds III and IV plc.

Guy has a BA in Business Administration from the Bristol Business School (now part of University of the West of England) and is a Chartered Accountant qualifying with Arthur Andersen in London.

Mark is responsible for the management of UK and international private clients, multi-generational wealth and charities.

Mark has thirty years of investment experience. Prior to joining Sarasin & Partners as a partner in 2007, Mark spent ten years at Barings, five years at Credit Suisse, and six years at Cazenove.

Mark is a fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment. He holds an MBA Hons degree in finance and investment from Cape Town University and a BA Hons degree in Russian from Exeter University.

James has been managing private client, personal pension and charity portfolios for over 20 years. Prior to joining Sarasin & Partners in 2004, he spent six years at HSBC Private Wealth Management.

James is a graduate of Newcastle University with a degree in Geography, and is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Securities and Investment (CISI).

Georgia is a Relationship Manager in Sarasin’s Institutional Team, covering institutions and consultants globally.

Georgia joined Sarasin & Partners in May 2023. Prior to joining, Georgia worked as a Client Manager at Russell Investments for 11 years predominantly focussing on UK pension funds, insurance companies and Sovereign Wealth Funds in Middle East and Africa. She has experience providing strategic advice on a wide range of asset classes.

Georgia holds a MSc in Finance from Imperial College Business School and a BSc in Management Science and Technology from Athens University of Economics and Business. She is a CFA® charterholder since 2017.

Angel leads on quantitative research for the global equity team and is responsible for portfolio construction, predictive alpha modelling and factor research.

Prior to joining Sarasin in 2020, Angel worked at Ninety One Asset Management as a Quantitative Analyst and at FactSet as a Consultant. He is a CFA® charterholder and holds a degree in International Business from the University of Kent.

Duncan is responsible for the management of portfolios on behalf of UK and international clients. He started his career at Dresdner RCM Global Investors, followed by 10 years at GAM London Ltd.

Duncan attended Newcastle University and has a BSc Hons in Agricultural Economics. He holds the certificate in Private Client Investment Advice and Management (PCIAM), the Investment Management Certificate (IMC) and the SFA.

Ben is primarily responsible for managing portfolios on behalf of private clients and professional intermediaries. Prior to joining Sarasin & Partners in January 2019, Ben began his career at Tilney in 2010, eventually rising to Director. There he was responsible for private client portfolios as well as sitting on the Asset Allocation and Fund Selection committees.

Ben attended University College London and graduated with a First-Class BSc Hons in History & Philosophy of Science. He has passed the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investments (CISI) Masters in Wealth Management, Private Client Investment Advice & Management qualification (PCIAM) and CFA Level 1. Ben is also a Chartered Fellow of the CISI.

Lucinda has been managing private client, private pension and charity portfolios for over 30 years.
Prior to joining Sarasin & Partners in 2004, she spent 18 years at HSBC Investment Management, formerly James Capel & Co, where she was a senior director on the management team. Lucinda started in the City with Quilter Goodison & Co, having spent two years training as a Land Agent, specialising in Agricultural Investment.

Lucinda is a graduate of Edinburgh University with a degree in Agriculture.

Heidi is the Chairman of the Advisory Panel and Group Head of Strategy & Environment for Centrica, where she has been a member of the board for Centrica Innovations, the group’s corporate venture arm, and SNRG, a PropTech company backed by Centrica. She was previously Head of Strategy at BG Group and held various strategy roles at Royal Dutch Shell. Heidi has over 25 years’ experience working in the oil and gas and power sectors, having started her career at Exxon in 1991. She has an MBA in Finance and Multinational Management from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and a BS in Petroleum Engineering from Stanford University.

Allanah is responsible for the management of UK and international private client portfolios. Allanah joined Sarasin in 2018 after having graduated with an MSc in Investment and Wealth Management from Imperial College Business School and previously a BSc in Chemistry from The University of Bristol. Prior to joining, she completed internships at Investec Asset Management as well as Whitman Howard Ltd.

Allanah holds the IMC (Investment Management Certificate), PCIAM (Private Client Investment Advice and Management Certificate) and has passed all three levels of the CFA Program.

Ben joined Sarasin & Partners in 2016 and has four years of experience as a quantitative analyst.

Before joining Sarasin, Ben worked for the investment team at Prospect Wealth Management, a part of Raymond James.

Ben holds a degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Durham.

Alex has been with Sarasin since 2007. Prior to joining Sarasin, he spent four year at US hedge fund Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder based in New York and London. Alex is a fellow of the Institute of Charted Accountants in England and Wales.

Katherine joined Sarasin & Partners in March 2020. Prior to Sarasin, she worked at J.P. Morgan Asset Management in the Global Insurance Solutions team covering insurance companies in Europe and Asia. She has also worked at Société Générale Private Bank as an Investment Advisor and has completed internships at Goldman Sachs and NatWest. Katherine graduated from Queen Mary University of London with a degree in Economics and completed the Sustainable Finance course at University of Cambridge.

Katherine sits on the Sarasin Diversity & Inclusion Steering Committee and the Diversity Project’s Steering Group.

Alex is Head of Strategic Partnerships at Sarasin Bread Street, the specialist private markets business of Sarasin & Partners LLP formed in 2022.  Prior to this, he held senior leadership and distribution roles at Bread Street Capital Partners, Janus Henderson and Henderson Global Investors. He started his investment career with Cazenove & Co.

Alex has over 35 years asset management experience. He was instrumental in developing Henderson’s original Asian asset management business, opening the group’s offices in Singapore, Tokyo, HK and Taipei. He oversaw the fund management activities for Asia equities, private capital and direct property (c$53bn AUM). Most recently, Alex was MD, Global Financial Institutions at Janus Henderson in London, responsible for all business with global wealth management institutions across EMEA.

Alex has an outstanding track record of developing strategic distribution and product partnerships for wealth management, sovereign wealth funds and central banks. He is a Non-Executive GP Director of LimeTree Capital, a HK regulated private markets investment manager.

Alex attended the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, and served in the British Army before starting his investment career.

James is responsible for the management of portfolios on behalf of charities and UK and international private clients. He is also a member of our Investment Policy Committee and the co-author of the Sarasin Compendium of Investment.

Prior to joining Sarasin & Partners in October 2012, he spent seven years at GAM London Limited where he was a Portfolio Director managing a diverse range of private client and charity portfolios. He started his investment career working for Newton Investment Management.

James has a degree in Business Management from the University of Newcastle and is a qualified Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst. He also holds the Investment Management Certificate (IMC) and has passed CFA level 1.

Sam has 24 years of investment experience, and is responsible for the management of portfolios for domestic and international private clients.

He joined Sarasin & Partners in 2007 from Baring Asset Management, where he managed private client portfolios and headed the fund of funds business. Sam's career in the city started in 1994 at Brewin Dolphin Securities Ltd.

Sam holds a BSc Honours degree in Mathematics and Statistics from the University of Sussex. He is a Chartered Fellow of the CISI.

James assists with the management of portfolios for a variety of UK and international private clients and charities. Prior to joining Sarasin & Partners in 2017, he spent 18 months working for Bank Leumi as an Assistant Relationship Manager on the Investment Advisory Desk.

James graduated with a BA Hons in Russian from the University of Bristol. He holds the Investment Advice Diploma, the Level 6 Private Client Investment Advice and Management certificate (PCIAM), while he has also obtained the Level 7 CISI Chartered Wealth Manager Qualification.

Thomas career started in the industry in 2013. He joined Sarasin & Partners in 2017. Previously Thomas worked for Standard Life Investments for a number of years managing multi-asset and absolute return portfolios for corporate pension schemes and institutions.

He graduated from the University of East Anglia in 2011 with a degree in English Literature & Philosophy. Thomas is a CFA Charterholder®, a holder of the Investment Management Certificate (IMC), the CISI Capital Markets Program and is a member of the Chartered Financial Analyst Society of the UK.

 

Guy was appointed as Managing Partner in June 2016, having previously been Chief Operating Officer since 2010 and prior to that Chief Financial Officer of the Sarasin (UK) Group from 2002 until 2010. He is also the Chief Executive Officer of our investment fund company, Sarasin Investment Funds Limited, and non-executive director to our offshore fund company, Sarasin Funds Management (Ireland) Limited. He is also Chairman on the Executive Committee and a member of the Product Strategy Group.

He started his career at Smith and Williamson where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1990.  He spent a year at the Investment Management Regulatory Organisation (IMRO) on secondment and joined Sarasin & Partners in 1994 where he had responsibility for the financial accounts, compliance, corporate strategy and fund administration.

Guy is a Chartered Accountant, and was also formerly the Chairman of the FSA’s Smaller Businesses Practitioner Panel and a member of the FSA’s Practitioner Panel.

Emma is responsible for the coordination of projects across Client Affairs, as well as acting as first line of defence and implementing strategy.

She previously spent three years working at C Hoare & Co as a Portfolio Manager’s Assistant on the Offshore Team, before moving to JM Finn as a Business Analyst.

Emma holds the Investment Management Certificate (IMC) and PRINCE 2 qualifications.

Henning Mayer joined Sarasin & Partners in 2014 as an investment manager within the private client department, moving to the asset management team in 2017. Before joining Sarasin, Henning worked at Kleinwort Benson Private Bank as a business analyst.

Henning is a CFA charterholder.

Ben is responsible for leading analysis on climate change opportunities, as well as developing climate derived stress-tests and applying these to portfolio investments.

Prior to joining Sarasin & Partners in 2018, Ben worked for RBC and CIBC as a sell-side Equity Research Analyst covering global natural resources. He has also worked in audit and assurance for PwC in London, and as a commodities economist in Sydney, Australia.

Ben is a Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales, holds a Certificate in Investments (Securities) from CISI, a Certificate in Economics of Competing Energy Technologies from Stanford University and graduated the Global MBA at Imperial College London with Distinction.

Guy Monson, Chief Market Strategist and Senior Partner of Sarasin & Partners LLP, has over 35 years of investment experience having joined the company in 1984. In 1988, he became manager of Sarasin’s flagship GlobalSar (now Multi Asset) family of balanced investment funds, winning awards for investment performance and risk profile. He has pioneered the use of thematic investment in the management of global equity portfolios and today leads the firm’s global investment and markets strategy for a wide range of charitable, endowment and private clients.

Guy writes regularly in the international financial press and appears on Bloomberg and other financial channels. He is also a member of the London School of Economics IDEAS Advisory Board and a Foundation Fellow of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford University.

Hadley is the COO for Client Affairs and is responsible for general management and overseeing the sales and distribution platform across the private clients, charities, retail and institutional teams.

Prior to joining Sarasin & Partners, Hadley was the Division COO for Wealth Management at C Hoare & Co. In 2017, he executed the sale of the division to Cazenove Capital. Before this, he worked at Barclays from 2009, where he was the Head of Change for the UK Private Bank, and led a number of transformative programmes. He has also worked at UBS where, amongst other roles, he ran their European securities financing operation.

Hadley graduated with a BA Econ (Hons) from the University of Reading, and is an Associate of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI). He currently sits on the Investment Association’s DFM, Private Client and Wealth Management Committee.

Jeneiv is Co-Portfolio Manager for Sarasin & Partners Food and Agriculture Opportunities. He is also an equity analyst covering Global Food and Agriculture.

Jeneiv joined Sarasin and Partners in 2017. Prior to this, he worked at T Rowe Price as an International Equity Analyst for 7 years. Jeneiv began his investment career in 2008 at Mirae Asset Global Investment as an Emerging Market Analyst.

Jeneiv has a BSc Hons Mathematics from University of Warwick and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).

Jerry is responsible for the thematic global equity funds. He joined Sarasin & Partners in 2016 from Allianz Global Investors, where he spent 12 years as a European, UK and global equity fund manager.

 

 

Andrew assists with the management of UK portfolios for a variety of private clients and charities. Prior to joining Sarasin & Partners, Andrew spent seven years working in the financial services industry.

Andrew has the CISI Level 7 Diploma in Wealth Management, the Investment Management Certificate (IMC), Certificate in Discretionary Investment Management, Certificate in Securities Advice and Dealing and the Diploma in Regulated Financial Planning.

Therese is responsible for undertaking rigorous analysis on the financial implications of ESG factors for specific stocks as well as on a sector/industry basis. She also supports and leads company engagements and voting.

Tom is a global equity analyst and member of the Sarasin Food & Agriculture Opportunities Fund team. He joined Sarasin in 2019, initially managing multi-asset investment strategies for charities. He started his career at Investec where he managed private client portfolios and specialist European real estate equity mandates.

Tom is a CFA Charterholder, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (Chartered FCSI), and holds the Investment Advice Diploma (IAD). He graduated from the University of Warwick in 2014 with a degree in History.

Julia Kochetygova is the Ownership Lead at Sarasin & Partners. She is responsible for engaging with, and voting at, portfolio companies with a focus on driving sustainable change in their environmental, social, and governance performance.

She joined in January 2022 from Northern Trust Asset Management where she was the Head of EMEA Stewardship, with engagement and voting responsibilities for companies in EMEA. Prior to that, Julia was the Senior Sustainable Investing Research Analyst for Northern Trust Asset Management. In that role, she was responsible for ESG thought leadership and product innovation.

Her past positions include Head of sustainability indices at S&P Dow Jones Indices, Head of the Corporate Relations function at MDM Bank in Russia, and Head of Corporate Governance Services at S&P Ratings.

She holds a PhD in Economics from the Institute of Economics, Russian Academy of Sciences, and MSc in Economics of Industry from the Moscow Institute of National Economy. Julia graduated from the INSEAD Executive Education Program; she holds a Fundamentals of Sustainability Accounting (FSA) credential from SASB (Sustainability Accounting Standards Board) and a Climate Change Financial Risks and Opportunities credential from Imperial College Business School.

Tom is deputy fund manager on the JSS Sustainable Multi Asset funds.

Prior to joining Sarasin & Partners Tom worked at Vanguard Asset Management in the Investment Strategy Group for 1 year as part of his degree course. Following graduation, he has worked for Engelhart Commodity Trading Partners as a risk analyst and at Oxford University Press as a commercial finance analyst.

Tom graduated from University of Bath with a BSc in Economics.

Natasha oversees the firm's stewardship activities. Specific areas of work include steering the integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters into the investment process, managing voting and engagement, and leading outreach on several policy and market-related matters.

Raymond is responsible for the management of the Listed Global Real Estate Funds and mandates. He has over 18 years of investment experience and joined Sarasin & Partners in 2018.

Working alongside senior portfolio managers and research team, focusing on the management of discretionary Sarasin flagship funds and the institutional segregated multi-asset portfolios. Management and implementation of derivatives overlay and currency hedging strategies for the Multi-Asset portfolios.

Prior to joining Sarasin & Partners in 2019, Yiannis worked at Prudential Plc.

Emily joined Sarasin in 2023 and works closely with the fund managers and analysts, as well engaging with client and business development teams on new business and supporting existing client relationships.

Prior to joining, Emily previously worked as an Investment Specialist for M&G Investments’ Sustainable & Impact Equity team. She has also worked at Baillie Gifford in the Clients Department in Edinburgh.

Emily holds a Master's degree in Education from The University of Glasgow and an MA Honours degree in Business Management from the University of Edinburgh's Business School.

Richard joined Sarasin & Partners in 1992 and is a Senior Partner focused on client management while helping develop new business opportunities, which includes Sarasin & Partners’ private equity business, Sarasin Bread Street.

Prior to this he was Head of Charities at the firm following the merger between Chiswell Associates and Sarasin in 2003 and is a member of the Executive Committee.

He specialises in strategy and the management of diversified, multi-asset portfolios for charities. He is author of the Sarasin & Partners Compendium of Investment, which has now been published for 20 years and is Director of the £2bn Sarasin Charity Authorised Investment Fund range. Richard has lectured at The Judge (Cambridge), University of Vienna and University of Stellenbosch business schools and runs the Trustee Training Programme for the CFG.  He is the Chairman of the Investments Advisory Committee of St Paul’s Cathedral.

Sinead is responsible for building and managing relationships with key product providers, private client stockbrokers and IFAs in Scotland, Northern Ireland and the North of the UK.

Sinead joined Sarasin in June 2022. Prior to this she was at Seven Investment Management.

Prior to joining Sarasin & Partners in 2017, Tania spent two years at Conservation Capital working on the investment team, and latterly became COO. Before this Tania spent eight years at Ruffer LLP where she was responsible for managing multi-asset, absolute return portfolios for charities, pensions, trusts and private clients. She has over ten years' investment experience. Tania graduated with an MA (Hons) degree in Classics & Spanish from the University of Edinburgh. She holds the CISI Diploma and the Investment Management Certificate (IMC), and is a member of the UK's Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment.

Mashrufa joined Sarasin & Partners in August 2021. Prior to joining Sarasin, Mashrufa worked at J.P. Morgan for four years as a Senior Associate. She graduated in International Relations from King’s College London and holds the CFA’s Level 4 Investment Management Certificate (IMC).

Mashrufa is also a trustee and board member for Leaders In Community, a grassroots charity driving youth social action and leadership in inner city London.

Vincent is a credit analyst in the Fixed Income team responsible for non-financials.

He joined Sarasin in October 2019, he has over 12 years experience. Previously, Vincent worked as a credit analyst and strategist at PAM Global Investments. He is a sector generalist and has experience in both developed markets.

Vincent has a MA from University of Amsterdam and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).

Matt joined Sarasin & Partners in August 2020, with over 20 years experience.

Prior to joining Sarasin & Partners, Matt worked at Newton Investment Management where he was Head of UK Institutional Business Development. Previously Matt has worked at Neuberger Berman, Gartmore Investment Management and Liontrust Asset Management – all focusing on institutional business development.

Matt graduated from Boston College in the United States with a Bachelor of Arts (major in political science) and holds the Securities Institute Investment Administration Qualification (IAQ).

Melanie has over 20 years of investment experience and joined Sarasin & Partners in 2011. In January 2023 she was appointed as Head of Charities, continuing to focus on strategy, stewardship and client service for charity portfolios.

Prior to joining Sarasin & Partners, Melanie spent 16 years at Newton Investment Management as a fund manager of charity, private client, and pension fund portfolios.

Rolando has over 16 years of financial markets experience, of which over 14 years as a research analyst, during which he covered both equity and credit, with focus on banks, insurance and diversified financials.

He also covered credit in High Yield, Leveraged Loans and Investment Grade. Past experiences include AXA Investment Managers, PIMCO Europe and Siemens Financial Services.

Josh is a sector analyst covering Technology, media and telecoms on a global basis.

Prior to joining Sarasin & Partners, Josh worked at Putnam Investments as an Equity Analyst covering pan-European financials, telecoms, tech and utilities companies. Prior to Putnam, he worked for a small Private Equity firm focusing on researching and analysing potential investments into software companies. He also worked at BNY Mellon Asset Management in a middle office role.

Josh has a degree in Economics from Birmingham University and CFA Level 1.

Kwai San is responsible for equity research and ESG research in the technology, media and telecoms sector on a global basis.

Prior to joining Sarasin & Partners in March 2016, he spent five years as an analyst in the Governance and Sustainable Investment team at BMO Global Asset Management EMEA, covering ESG integration, proxy voting and company engagements across a number of markets in the UK and Asia. Before coming to the UK, he worked for HSBC and AECOM in Hong Kong in the areas of information technology and management accounting.

Kwai San has an MBA from the University of Durham, an LLB from the University of London International Programme, and a BEng in Information Engineering from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is also a CFA Charterholder.

Sophie's primary responsibility is to manage and develop relationships with potential clients, as well as a range of advisers who represent wealthy individuals and families with a requirement for discretionary investment management services. Prior to joining Sarasin & Partners in January 2012, Sophie spent 4 years with a Corporate Finance boutique in Mayfair.

Sophie holds the Investment Management Certificate (IMC) and the Private Client Investment Advice and Management (PCIAM) qualification.

Subitha is responsible for analysing the macroeconomic backdrop that underpins investment strategy.

Prior to joining Sarasin & Partners, Subitha worked at UBS in Zurich, Switzerland, as a Senior Economist for Asia in Global Markets Research and then as a Macroeconomist for Asia in Sovereign Research. She was a project Director at the Center for Institutional Reform and the Informal Sector, Washington DC, USA. She also worked as a research assistant at the World Bank’s Middle East Department.

Subitha holds a BA in Economics from Dartmouth College, Hanover NH, USA and an MA and Ph.D. in Economics from Duke University, Durham NC, USA.

Tim joined Sarasin from the Bank of New York (now BNY Mellon) in 2005 as the Valuations Manager. He became Head of Operations in 2009 and then Chief Operating Officer in 2016.

Tim is primarily responsible for ensuring that the operational and IT components of the firm support efficient and effective processes within a strong control environment. Tim entered the Financial Services industry with a position at WM Company in Edinburgh, before moving into a client servicing role at Deutsche Asset Management in London.

Tim holds a BA from Macquarie University, Sydney, and an Executive MBA from the Cass Business School, University of London.

Octavia joined Sarasin & Partners in August 2021. She began her career at Gravis Capital Management supporting the UCITS sales team, following the completion of her MA (Hons) degree in History from the University of Edinburgh in 2020.

Mark has 11 years experience as a dedicated credit research analyst.  And over 17 years experience working in fixed income asset management.

Prior to joining Sarasin in 2013, he worked for M&G Investments and Albany Capital Consulting.

Mark has a Bachelor of Management Degree – Double Major – International Management/Finance, from University of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. He also holds the Investment Management Certificate (IMC).

Tom joined Sarasin & Partners in 2006. He is responsible for managing portfolios for a variety of UK and international private clients and charities, including a number of the firm's larger client portfolios.
Tom has a BSc degree in Economics from the University of Bristol. He holds the Investment Management Certificate (IMC) and Private Client Investment Advice and Management certificate (PCIAM).

Artemis is a credit analyst in the fixed income team responsible for Financials.

Prior to joining Sarasin & Partners in September 2017, Artemis spent 3.5 years at the Bank of England where she used to be a credit analyst covering major UK banks (initially at the PRA and subsequently at the Financial Stability Division).

Before the Bank of England, she spent nearly 5 years at Moody’s Investors Service as a credit analyst in the financials institutions team responsible for banks and non-bank financials in Emerging Markets and the UK.

Helena joined Sarasin and Partners LLP in October 2020. She started her career at Rathbones in 2018, following the completion of her BSc (Hons) degree in Economics and Management from the University of Bristol.

Helena is a member of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investments (CISI), having achieved the CISI Level 4 Investment Advice Diploma in 2019.

Nick joined Sarasin & Partners in 1998. He is responsible for the management of UK and international private client portfolios, on behalf of both Sarasin & Partners, as well as Sarasin Asset Management, a subsidiary of Sarasin & Partners, which solely manages portfolios for US investors.

Nick has a BA Hons degree in Languages for Business (German) from Oxford Brookes University. He holds the SI Securities and Derivatives Certificates and is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Securities and Investment (CISI).

James is a Partner in Sarasin & Partners LLP and co-heads Sarasin Bread Street, a specialist private markets business formed in 2022.  Prior to this he co-founded Bread Street Capital Partners, held senior investment, product and capital markets roles at Aberdeen Standard Investments (now abrdn), SVG Advisors, Nomura and Merrill Lynch, and started his career at Dresdner Kleinwort in 1985.

James has a long track record of private market investing and has launched and managed investment funds for all types of institutional and professional investors. These include innovative private equity collateralised fund obligations and Aberdeen Private Equity Global FOF plc, an Irish Stock Exchange listed fund. At Aberdeen he was responsible for all European clients’ private markets portfolios, with then over £8bn of assets. He is a Non-Executive Director of Oxford Capital, an award-winning venture capital firm investing into early stage UK companies in the Digital and Artificial Intelligence sectors.

James attended St Catharine’s College, Cambridge University, and graduated with an MA in Natural Sciences. He has an MBA from London Business School.