About the T. Rowe Price Investment Institute
Learn about our purpose and the people dedicated to helping you maximize your impact and make better investment decisions.
See how our people, process, and global research platform come together to deliver differentiated investment insights.
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Sharpen your acumen through differentiated and actionable investment insights, academic research, long-term outlooks, and sophisticated educational programs.
Perspectives to drive better investment decisions
Gain a holistic view of markets to bring valuable context to your decision-making, and unlock your ability to pursue the best outcomes.
Led by Justin Thomson, head of the Investment Institute and CIO
Justin Thomson is head of the Investment Institute and chief investment officer. He is a vice president of T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International Ltd.
Justin’s investment experience began in 1991, and he has been with T. Rowe Price since 1998, beginning in the International Equity Division. From 1998 to 2020, he was the lead portfolio manager for our International Small-Cap Strategy. In 2008, he incepted our European Small-Cap Strategy and managed that until 2016. He was head of the International Equity Division from 2021 to 2024, when he also served on the Management Committee. He has been on the Asset Allocation Committee since 2016. Prior to this, Justin was employed by G.T. Capital/LGT/Invesco, where he was a portfolio manager.
Justin earned an M.A. in economics from Cambridge University. He is a Board member of the Investor Forum.
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Investment Institute FAQs
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The T. Rowe Price Investment Institute is a new function within Global Investments that focuses on delivering investment thought leadership. Justin Thomson is the Head of the Institute and chief investment officer.
This website is the Investment Institute’s central platform—it launched in September 2025.
The Investment Institute’s mission is to serve as a center of excellence for investment thought leadership. Our primary aim is to help our investment professionals–and our clients–make better investment decisions.
The Institute has a three-part mandate:
- Produce and share actionable insights and investment thought leadership
- Educate clients
- Support the development of internal investment professionals at T. Rowe Price—so clients can benefit from their expertise
The Institute serves professional investors and investment decision-makers across the T. Rowe Price client base.
In addition to Justin Thomson, the core team is Tom Baxter, director of investor education, senior advisors Garry Cosnett, Cailin Streckfus, Sharon Kim, and Brenda Wood, and business analyst Melanie Parsons.
The Institute produces articles, videos, and podcasts. It features monthly articles and white papers written by Justin Thomson, head of the Investment Institute and chief investment officer. It also features peer-reviewed academic research originating from T. Rowe Price.
Additional content includes thought leadership from the firm’s other CIOs, guest pieces curated from across our global research platforms, and occasional wisdom from experts beyond the walls of T. Rowe Price. Topics range from the timeless (behavioral finance, asset allocation) to the thematic (crypto, AI).
The Institute provides clients with a window into T. Rowe Price by curating insights from across our global research platforms and, from time to time, facilitating and coordinating direct in-person engagement with clients.
The flagship client education event for T. Rowe Price is the annual Investor Development Program (IDP), where the Investment Institute is a key content provider.
Launching the Institute website was our top priority for 2025.
We have also been building a content library, developing speaker events, and recording episodes of The Angle from T. Rowe Price, our podcast series.
Next year, you will be able to search for and subscribe to content, as well as register for events, directly from the Institute’s website.
We will also broaden our engagement with external experts and academics.
Finally, we plan to gather feedback on our work to ensure we have a positive impact on our clients and the investment professionals on our platform.
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