Investment team

Nicholas Cooling

Chief Investment Officer

Nicholas Cooling was born in Liverpool in 1964 and was educated at Monmouth School. After graduating in 1985 with a BA (Hons) degree in Geography Nicholas joined Lloyds Life Assurance Limited in Peterborough. After a short period at TSB Unit Trust Management Ltd Nicholas was recruited by UFC to bring its investment operation, which had previously been contracted out, in-house and to redesign the Investment Process.

Gurjit Soggi

Head of Multi-Asset

Gurjit is Marlborough’s Head of Multi-Asset, with responsibility for both our fund of funds range and managed portfolio service. He joined the investment team in 1996 after graduating from the University of the West of England with a BA (Hons) in financial services. During more than 20 years managing multi-asset portfolios, he has developed a pragmatic, research-driven investment style.

Raj Manon

Investment Manager

Raj joined Marlborough’s multi-asset team in 2003 after graduating from Sheffield Hallam University with a BA (Hons) in financial services. Fast-tracked to a fund management role within a year, he has now been running multi-asset portfolios for more than 15 years. Raj is a CFA charter holder.

Sarah Todino

Investment Analyst

Sarah works as an investment analyst in the multi-asset team. She joined Marlborough in 2006 after graduating from the University of Birmingham with a Bachelor of Commerce degree.

Kerri Burden

Investment Analyst

Kerri joined Marlborough in 2013 and was promoted to investment analyst in 2020. She has passed the Investment Management Certificate (IMC).