Alan's investment career began in 1980 in private equity at what is now 3i Group. He joined Ivory & Sime plc in 1983 to manage global equity portfolios. Before starting Dundas in 2010 he was CEO of Walter Scott & Partners Ltd, an Edinburgh-based global equity manager acquired by BNY Mellon in 2006.
He is the former Chair of the endowment fund of the University of Edinburgh and holds a degree in Politics and Modern History from the same institution.