Ms. Desmond joined Mondrian’s predecessor organization as a founding member in 1991. Today, she is a Director of the firm, leads the International Equity team, and chairs the International Equity Strategy Committee. Previously, she has worked for Hill Samuel Investment Advisers Ltd. and Shearson Lehman Global Asset Management, as well as the Japanese government where she was based in Kagoshima, Japan. She holds a BA degree from Wellesley College and an MA degree in East Asian Studies from Stanford University. She is also a member of the Wellesley College Board of Trustees and chairs the endowment investment committee. She is a CFA Charterholder, a member of both the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of the UK, and sits on the CFA UK’s Advisory Council.