A touch of intellectual curiosity

A deep-seated enthusiasm for politics and economics along with a generous helping of humility is what drives Paul Lambert. We talk to him about how a constant quest for knowledge led him down an interesting path to become manager of Polar Capital's Discovery fund

Humble and modest do not often spring to mind when asked to describe a successful fund manager, but they are appropriate adjectives in the case of Polar Capital's Paul Lambert. Arriving at Polar Capital following five years at Deutsche Asset Management, Lambert began his career at the Bank of England, straight out of Warwick University where he studied economics. His love of politics and economics stems from his grandfather who worked on the ships in Bow, East London and was a shop steward in the Amalgamated Engineering Workers Union (AEWU). His grandfather had a strong influence on La...