James Anderson Chair in International Economics and Finance at SAIS Europe

JAMES ANDERSON was elected chairman of the board of Kinnevik in April 2021. Previously he was partner at Baillie Gifford, where he led the firm’s European Equity Team, co-founded the Long Term Global Growth Strategy in 2003 and chaired the International Growth Portfolio Construction Group (2003-2019), including as co-manager of the Vanguard International Growth Fund. He was also manager of Scottish Mortgage Trust during 2000-2015 and joint manager in the period 2015-2022. Mr. Anderson is currently trustee at Johns Hopkins University and member of the Investment Committee, Senior advisor to the board of Antler Group and chair of Panmure House Price Panel, as well as member of the investment committee of University College, Oxford.

In 2020 Mr. Anderson made an unprecedented $10M gift to the school. A portion of this gift, partially matched by the Johns Hopkins Anonymous Donor Matching Fund for New Professorships, was utilized to establish the James Anderson Chair in International Economics and Finance for a tenured or tenure-track professor who is an expert in international finance with specific research interests in broader aspects of finance including financial innovation and behavioral finance.

CHAIRHOLDER WILL BE NAMED.

Vera and Stefano Zamagni Professorship in Development Economics

In 2016 Mr. Anderson decided to endow a new faculty position at SAIS Europe for a scholar who could teach in both the MA in Global Risk (MAGR) and the MAIR programs, preferably a broadly-formed economist with a focus on emerging markets. Such a scholar would teach in areas related to applied financial development and/or related issues as well as some of the bread-and-butter courses in economics. In addition to contributing to the MAGR and MAIR programs, this scholar would be policy-oriented and allow SAIS Europe to raise its profile globally. Per donor’s wishes, the professorship is named after long-time SAIS Europe professors Vera and Stefano Zamagni.

James Anderson Adjunct Professorship in Migration and Security Studies

In 2016 Mr. Anderson decided to endow a professorship to secure teaching in the area of migration issues, migration management, and related security issues. The new position allowed SAIS Europe to develop activities in the field that include – and sometimes are designed for – city administrators in charge of migration, and attract the larger community of NGOs and associations working with migrants and on migration issues.

James Anderson Adjunct Professorship

In 2011 Mr. Anderson decided to endow a professorship for an adjunct professor at the Bologna campus of SAIS in recognition of the important role adjunct professors coming from all over Europe have played in educating generations of SAIS students in Bologna, offering them different viewpoints on topics of international affairs and enriching the academic debate at SAIS Europe.