Adam Montanaro

Adam graduated from Durham University with a 1st Class (Hons) BA in Combined Social Sciences, primarily studying Philosophy and Anthropology. He began his career at PwC where he was a Senior Associate in the Investment Management Tax team. During his time at PwC he qualified as a Chartered Accountant (ACA), winning the Institute of Chartered Accounts of England and Wales (ICAEW)’s Railton prize for the highest score in Business Strategy worldwide and finishing Fourth place in South-East England at the Professional Stage.In 2013 Adam joined Aberdeen Asset Management (now abrdn plc) in their Emerging Markets Equities team where he worked as an Analyst, Portfolio Manager and more recently as an Investment Director. Adam was part of the portfolio construction team for the firm’s flagship Emerging Markets ‘Long Term Quality’ equity products, co-manager of the abrdn Emerging Markets Income Equity Fund and lead manager of a billion-pound EM segregated mandate. Adam also successfully launched and ran a dedicated Israel Fund for the Japanese retail market.Adam joined Montanaro in 2023 as an Analyst.