Stuart is Chairman of the Firm and Chairman of the Management Committee, having previously co-managed the Developed Markets funds since their inception in 2001. Prior to joining Lansdowne in 2001, Stuart was a Managing Director of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (MLIM). Stuart started his career in the City in 1984, joining SG Warburg & Co.

Stuart is chairman of UP-Unlocking Potential, non-executive chairman of the investment committee of Marylebone Partners LLP and chairman of the Jewish Care and Oxford Centre of Jewish and Hebrew Studies investment committees.

Stuart received a first class honours degree in Economics (BSc) from the London School of Economics.