Dirk Philippa

Dirk first joined Fidelity in 2004 first as an analyst before quickly progressing to become a fund manager and Head of European Property securities where he successfully managed a European Property Securities pilot for three years.Prior to joining us, he worked at Salomon Smith Barney where he worked as an analyst and associate.After 18 months at a property-focused investment boutique, Dirk re-joined Fidelity and began managing a separate Global Property Securities pilot (being an internal Fidelity fund which was not available for purchase by clients) in February 2012. In October 2013, Dirk became the Portfolio Manager for the Fidelity (FIF) and Fidelity Funds (FF) Global Property funds, and then in March 2014, he took over responsibility of the Global REIT Japanese Investment Trust.In 1997, Dirk gained an MA Economics from the University of Amsterdam, followed by an MBA INSEAD in 2003.