Meet the team
Get to know the professionals in our investment team and our board of directors
Investment management team
Board of directors
James Thom
Senior Investment Director
James Thom is a Senior Investment Director on the Asian equities team, based in Singapore. He is responsible for both Asian and Indian equity strategies and is Lead Manager of the India Fund Inc, as well as Co-Manager of the abrdn New India Investment Trust. He is also Co-Portfolio Manager of Aberdeen’s flagship Asia Pacific ex-Japan strategy. James joined the company in 2010 from Actis, an Emerging Markets Private Equity firm. He graduated with an MBA from INSEAD, an MA from Johns Hopkins University and a BSc from University College London.
Rita Tahilramani
Investment Director
Rita Tahilramani is an Investment Director on the Asian equities team, responsible for covering India consumer staples and consumers; India and Australia industrials; telecommunications across India, Indonesia, Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand. She is also part of the India portfolio construction team. Rita joined the company in September 2023 from Invesco Asset Management (India) where she was responsible for covering India industrial and consumer sectors. Previously, she worked for Edelweiss and SBI Capital in research roles. Prior to research, she worked with Edelweiss Capital in the policy formulation and credit risk team. Before that, she was a Computer Engineer at BNP Paribas.