荒井　卓

Taku joined Newton Investment Management as a Head of Japan in March 2025. Prior to that, Taku spent 13 years at Schroder Investment Management most recently as a Deputy Head of Japanese Equities where he was responsible for business and product management for the Japanese equity team. Taku joined Schroders Japan in August 2011 as a Product Manager for Japanese equities and was appointed as a Deputy Head of Japanese Equities in October 2017. Previously, Taku was a portfolio manager at BNY Mellon Asset Management from March 2010 to July 2011, covering various products for Japanese clients. From July 2005 to February 2010, Taku held the roles of Director of Client Services and Equity Product Specialist at AllianceBernstein. Taku started his investment career in April 2001 as a portfolio manager for private bank clients and global equity products at Citigroup Asset Management. He also worked at Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi (MUFG Bank) for three years upon graduation (1998-2001).

He is a CFA charterholder, and is a Board of Director of CFA Society Japan. He holds a Bachelor’s degree of Economics from Keio University, a Master’s degree of Economics from Chiba University, and an MBA from the Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy, Hitotsubashi University.