Charles has over thirty years of investment experience and leads Stanhope Consulting’s work on investment strategy and manager research.

After graduating from Cambridge University, he has spent his career at leading financial institutions, including Deutsche Asset Management, and headed the Japan team at Threadneedle Asset Management before joining Stanhope Consulting. As a fund manager, he spent fourteen years specialising in Japan and Japanese equities but his career spanned a variety of roles including UK research and global fund management.

Charles has also played an active role on asset allocation committees and is a member of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment.