Carola Wiksten

Carola Wiksten, CFA has extensive work experience in the finance industry. Carola currently serves as an Associate Portfolio Manager at Aware Super, where they lead the analysis and execution of direct lending investment opportunities in Australia and New Zealand. Additionally, they are responsible for managing and monitoring external fund managers for overseas investments.

Prior to their current role, Carola worked as an Investment Analyst in International Fixed Income at Federated Hermes from October 2018 to October 2019. Before that, they held the position of Manager at Macquarie Group's Central Division from October 2017 to October 2018.

Carola's early career at Macquarie Group, starting in September 2010 and ending in July 2017, saw their work as a Manager in Credit for the Risk Management Group. In this role, they served as a credit analyst, handling a portfolio of existing investments and new transactions in the UK and Europe. Their focus was primarily on highly structured investments in private debt, with occasional involvement in direct equity.

Through their various roles, Carola has gained expertise in analyzing and managing investments across a range of industries and alternative investment categories.

Carola Wiksten, CFA completed their Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in Psychology from Royal Holloway, University of London from 2007 to 2010. From 2011 to 2014, they pursued the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) examinations Levels I, II, and III from the CFA Institute. Later, they pursued a Master of Science (MSc) degree in Finance from the Centre for Financial and Management Studies, University of London, which they completed from 2012 to 2017.