Benjamin Stone, IIMR, is an investment officer and international equity value portfolio manager at MFS Investment Management® (MFS®).

Ben is part of the portfolio management teams for the MFS International Value, MFS European Value, MFS Global Value, and MFS Global Total Return strategies. In his role as portfolio manager, Ben is responsible for final buy and sell decisions, portfolio construction, and risk and cash management.

Additionally, he participates in the research process and strategy discussions within the larger MFS value equity team. He is based in MFS' London office.

Ben joined MFS in 2005 as a member of the MFS European Research Equity investment team. He served as an equity analyst responsible for identifying and evaluating companies across several sectors, including pharmaceuticals, autos, investment banks and asset managers.

In this role, Ben worked closely with the entire MFS equity portfolio management team to ensure that ideas were properly evaluated and considered within each strategy.

Ben began his investment career in 1996 at Schroders Investment Management. While at Schroders, he served as an equity research analyst for nine years following pan-European building materials and retail companies.

Ben is IIMR-qualified (Investment Management and Research, UK) and a member of the CFA Institute (CFA Society of the UK). He received his bachelor's degree from Durham University.