Andrew Summers

Head of Fund Research, Investec

Andrew is West Country born and bred, but thanks to a handful of heroic teachers made a good transition from his local comprehensive school to studying PPE at Oxford University. After graduating, he joined the Goldman Sachs graduate programme, which culminated in a reluctant (but ultimately hugely rewarding) two years in Frankfurt.

Andrew returned to the UK and spend a further nine years at Goldman Sachs, most latterly as head of the asset management division’s offshore funds product development team. In 2007 he moved to Investec Private Bank Wealth Management as Head of Product, a role that morphed in a very fast-changing organisation into Global Head of Product and Fund Research.

In 2011 Investec created Investec Wealth & Investment and integrated the recently acquired Rensburg Sheppards and then Williams de Broe into one of the largest UK wealth managers. Andrew’s title changed to Head of Collectives and Fund Research. Today he heads a team of seven individuals that is responsible for £17bn of client investments in collective investment vehicles and funds.

Watch Andrew in “Dinosaurs vs Unicorns“