Piers has more than 35 years of investment experience across asset management, investment banking and consultancy. Until 2025, Piers was a Director of Baillie Gifford, one of the UK’s largest and most successful growth equity managers. Here, for 15 years, he led UK institutional business development and capital raising for a range of UK and global strategies.
Prior to Baillie Gifford, Piers managed the Solutions Advisory Group at the FinTech start-up Barrie & Hibbert, which was ultimately acquired by Moody’s Analytics. He began his career in investment banking, ultimately serving as a Director of Deutsche Bank AG, Bankers Trust International, and NatWest Markets. He is currently an independent advisor to the Local Government Pension Scheme pool LPPI and GLIL Infrastructure LLP, as well as being a member of the Investors for Purpose Advisory Group.
Piers holds a BSc in Chemistry from the University of Essex and an MBA from the University of Edinburgh.
