Ian is an Investment Director, specialising in helping Charities and other not for profit groups. He is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Securities and Investments (CISI) as well as an Affiliate member of the Association of Corporate Governance Practitioners. He holds the CFA Certificate in ESG Investment and is a member of the investment committee at Birmingham Women’s & Children’s Hospital and a Trustee of Forest of Hearts.

Ian has over two decades worth of experience, including a period as the Head of a regional specialist Charity team at another firm. Ian has considerable experience of working with and advising Trustees of Charities and other non-profit organisations of all types and sizes and from a wide range of sectors. He is also a frequent speaker on Charity related investment matters and he has published articles in journals such as The Business Influencer and Philanthropy Impact magazine.

Melanie joined Rathbones in 2014 after spending the previous seven years at Jupiter. Prior to that, she was at Baring Asset Management, Deutsche Morgan Grenfell and EY. She gained international experience working for HSBC in Hong Kong, San Francisco and Mumbai. Melanie is a Chartered Accountant, has a degree in Systems and Management from City University, London and is a Chartered Member of the CISI. She is both a trustee and member of the Investment Committee for the Francis C Scott Charitable Trust that commits over £1m a year to areas of deprivation in Cumbria and North Lancashire. Melanie is also a member of the Worshipful Company of Chartered Accountants.