Hugo Scott-Gall, Partner

Hugo Scott‐Gall, partner, is head of the global equity team and a portfolio manager for the Global Leaders and Emerging Markets Leaders strategies at William Blair Investment Management. He is also a member of Investment Management’s executive leadership team and the firm's extended leadership group. Before joining the firm in 2018, Hugo was a managing director and head of the thematic research team at Goldman Sachs. He managed a global team of approximately 15 people who investigated thematic changes, analyzed their effects across industries, and sought to identify long‐term structurally advantaged companies. Hugo and his team produced Fortnightly Thoughts, a publication offering thematic insights across sectors, and GS Sustain, a long‐term‐focused publication that sought to find best‐in‐breed companies, with environmental, social, and governance (ESG) analysis forming an integral part of the process. He also oversaw GS Dataworks, a team that used alternative data to augment fundamental research. Hugo was also an equity research analyst covering European transportation companies. Previously, he was an equity research analyst at Fidelity Investments.