Andrew Cave is Head of Governance & Sustainability at the Edinburgh-based investment management firm Baillie Gifford. Prior to joining Baillie Gifford in May 2015 Andrew was Chief Sustainability Officer for RBS, where he was responsible for helping to develop RBS’s approach to corporate responsibility in the wake of the financial crisis.

Andrew graduated from London’s School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) with an MSc in International Development in 2001, after completing an MA in History at the University of Edinburgh, and has also completed an advanced diploma in Sustainable Business at the University of Cambridge.

Andrew is a member of the FRC’s Investor Advisory Group and the CII’s International Governance Committee, and is a former Chairman of the UK Network of the Global Compact.