Morgan Stanley Funds (UK) Global Brands Fund I Accumulation Hedged

Lead fund manager biography

Isabelle is a portfolio manager for the London based International Equity team. She joined Morgan Stanley in 2021 and has 16 years of investment experience. Prior to joining the firm, she worked at Fidelity and Citadel. Isabelle is a Chartered Accountant. She read English at Pembroke College, Oxford, holds a Doctorate in English Literature from Hertford College, Oxford, a Masters in Medieval Studies from York and an MBA from Queens’ College, Cambridge.

Lead fund manager biography

Marte is a Portfolio Manager and Head of Sustainable Outcomes for the International Equity Team. She joined Morgan Stanley Investment Management in November 2021 and has 12 years of experience in sustainability, six of which in financial services. She was previously the Global Head of Sustainable Outcomes at Aviva Investors, a team that co-managed Aviva’s sustainable fund range, including the climate transition franchise, evaluated positive and negative impact related to the SDGs, produced thematic screening and research on climate change, biodiversity and inequality, and designed sustainable solutions for clients. Before that, Marte led sustainability campaigns for Aviva as Head of EU public policy focused on sustainable finance, financial reform and Brexit. She joined Aviva from the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) where she was Head of Financial Services and Corporate Governance. Before this she led sustainable finance campaigns in Brussels at the EU public affairs consultancy, The Brussels Office and the Mission of Norway to the EU. Marte is co-chair of the 30% Club Investor Group, an advisor to Rosa UK, a charity that funds grassroots women’s organisations to help to make the UK a fairer, safer place for women and a mentor at the social accelerator Bethnal Green Ventures. She holds an MSc in European Political Economy from the London School of Economics.