Our People

John joined Rathbones in 2001 and was a founder member of Rathbone Greenbank. In addition to managing bespoke portfolios for private clients, charities and trusts, John also sits on Rathbones’ Responsible Business, Responsible Investment and Stewardship committees. John is a graduate of Exeter University, a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment, and holds the CFA Certificate in ESG Investing. He began his financial career in 1997 with UBS Warburg before joining Greig Middleton and then Rathbones.

Jonathan is an investment director at Greenbank, specialising in managing tailored investment portfolios with a focus on sustainability, impact and ESG considerations. He started his career as an investment adviser at Tilney Investment Management and has since held roles at Close Brothers Asset Management and Sanlam Private Office, working with both private clients and professional intermediaries.

Jonathan holds the Investment Management Certificate, the Private Client Investment Advice and Management Diploma and the CISI Masters in Wealth Management. He is also a CFA Charterholder and holds the CFA Certificate in ESG Investing as well as the STEP Certificate for Financial Services.

A Chartered Fellow of the Institute for Securities and Investments, Jonathan has a B.A. in Management Studies with Spanish from the University of Nottingham. He joined Rathbones in March 2022 and provides values-based investment solutions for private clients, trusts and charities, with an emphasis on ethical and socially responsible portfolios.

Kai conducts analysis of investments against a range of environmental, social and governance criteria for both new ideas and companies in Greenbank’s investment universe. Kai’s focus is on climate impact and risk assessment across the investment portfolios Greenbank manages and his areas of interest include climate solutions, net zero and smart cities. Kai joined the ethical, sustainable and impact research team in March 2019 after graduating from the University of Cambridge with a BA in Law and he is a CFA Charterholder.

Kate is head of Greenbank’s ethical, sustainable and impact research team. She oversees the development and implementation of the team’s sustainability assessment framework, analysing investments against a range of environmental, social and governance criteria. She also monitors emerging sustainability themes, sets priorities for Greenbank’s stewardship and engagement activities and has developed the team’s systems for the measurement and reporting of portfolio sustainability and impact performance. She joined Rathbones in 2007 after graduating from the University of Bristol with a masters in Philosophy and Mathematics.

Kitty joined Greenbank in June 2020. She has a Bsc (Hons) in Geography from the University of Gloucestershire and began her career at The New Zealand Red Cross. Kitty has completed part one of the CISI level 3 Investment Operations Certificate and is working towards completing the remaining two exams.

Lucy joined Greenbank in 2020. She graduated from Cardiff University with a first class degree in Mathematics, Operational Research and Statistics (BSc).

Lucy is an associate member of the Chartered Institute of Securities and Investments having achieved the CISI Level 4 Investment Advice Diploma (Securities) in April 2021. She will shortly begin her studies towards the CFA Level 1 qualification.

Matt is responsible for Rathbones’ stewardship activities – managing a team delivering proxy voting and engagement on ESG issues. He’s spent his 20-year career exclusively in responsible investment, with specialisms in Climate Change and Human Rights in Supply chains. 

He is a graduate of the University of Bristol where he studied law, with a particular interest in the administration of environmental law. A holder of the CFA Certificate in ESG investing, he also has post-graduate qualifications in Sustainable Development theory and practice. He is a trustee of the Quartet Community Foundation, having previously been on the board of LoveBristol, and urban regeneration charity, and the Ecumenical Council for Corporate Responsibility.

Having graduated with an MA in History from the University of Cambridge in 1981, Nick began his investment career with Tilney & Co, in Liverpool, where he spent 24 years. He joined Rathbones in 2011 after spending time as head of asset management with an investment boutique and with J O Hambro Capital Management in London. He was elected a member of the London Stock Exchange in 1986 and is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment.

Although Nick specialises in the management of private clients, trusts, pensions and charities he is also a highly experienced US and global equities fund manager. A past Citywire Cover Star and a two time winner at the Lipper Citywire All Star Awards he has considerable experience working with national media and the trade press, both in the UK and USA. He contributes to the Rathbone investment process being a member of the International Equities Committee and is a member of Rathbones Adviser Specialist Group.

Nicola Day is an investment director with over twenty years experience in managing bespoke portfolios for private clients, charities and pensions. Nicola has a BSc (Hons) in economics and an MSc in corporate governance and ethics. She is also a chartered fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment.

Nicola joined Greenbank in August 2006 from Gerrard Investment Management Limited where she was head of the ethical division for six years. Prior to this she spent twelve years as an investment manager at HSBC Investment Management, formerly James Capel.