Sarah Bates

Sarah joined the Board in 2021. Sarah is currently Chair of Polar Capital Technology Trust plc and a Non-Executive Director of Worldwide Healthcare Trust plc. Sarah is also Chair of the John Lewis Partnership Trust for Pensions and is an independent member of the investment committee of the BBC Pension Scheme and Chair of BBC Pension Investment Ltd and a member of the Investment Committee of the Universities Superannuation Scheme and a director of USS Investment Management Ltd.

Sarah is a Fellow of CFA UK and was previously Chair of the Association of Investment Companies. Sarah was also previously Chair of Merian Global Investors Limited, St James’ Place plc, JP Morgan American Investment Trust plc, Witan Pacific Investment Trust plc (now Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust PLC) and chair of the audit committees of New India Investment Trust plc and of U and I Group plc. She is an Ambassador for Chapter Zero and was a founder of the Diversity Project and formerly Chair of the Diversity Project Charity.