Stephen is the Lead Manager of the WS Blue Whale Growth Fund. Having started his working life in the Hargreaves Lansdown investment team, Stephen left the company in 2007 to pursue his interest in asset management. Working at New Star (now Janus Henderson), Artemis with Tim Steer, and most recently under Martin Taylor and Nick Barnes at Nevsky Capital, Stephen has gained broad and varied experience within the investment industry over the past 20 years. Previous funds he has directly managed or co-managed included – Citywire’s AA-rated Artemis UK Growth Fund (now Artemis UK Select Fund), Artemis Pan-European Hedge Fund (nominated for EuroHedge Awards 2010) and New Star UK Gemini Hedge Fund (nominated for EuroHedge Awards 2007). Stephen co-founded Blue Whale Capital in 2016, with backing from Peter Hargreaves, co-founder of Hargreaves Lansdown.