Philip is Co-Head and Portfolio Manager of the Emerging Market Debt team. He joined MacKay in 2021 from BMO Global Asset Management where he also co-headed the Emerging Market Debt capability.  Philip started his career at F&C Investments in 2006, spent 4 years at First State Investments from 2011 to 2015, before re-joining his colleagues at BMO Global Asset Management in 2015 after the company merged with F&C. Philip earned a Master’s degree in economics from St Gallen University in Switzerland, and is a CFA charterholder. He has been in the investment industry since 2006.