Dean is an investment director, Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment and CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) charterholder. He manages investment portfolios for private clients, trusts and charities. Dean attended Edinburgh University where he was a member of the Scottish Universities Swimming Team. He joined Speirs and Jeffrey from university in 2006 after graduating with an honours degree in Economics. Speirs and Jeffrey was fully integrated with Rathbones in July 2019.