Thornton Christensen

Thornton Christensen has a strong background in legal and corporate roles. Thornton is currently the Head of Legal - Corporate at Aware Super since July 2021. Prior to this, they worked at First State Super where they held the positions of Senior Legal Manager from September 2018 to July 2021, and Senior Legal Counsel from September 2015 to September 2018. Thornton also had a brief role at Commonwealth Bank as Senior Company Secretary Subsidiaries from May 2015 to September 2015. Before that, they worked at Perpetual Limited in various roles including Office of the Superannuation Trustee from October 2014 to May 2015, Legal Counsel (and Subsidiary Company Secretary) from September 2010 to October 2014, Associate Legal Counsel from September 2009 to September 2010, and Paralegal from August 2008 to September 2009. Their early career started as a Paralegal at DLA Phillips Fox from October 2005 to December 2006.

Thornton Christensen attended Merewether High School and Nerang State High School, although specific details about their degree or field of study are not mentioned. Thornton then enrolled at the University of Technology Sydney from 2003 to 2008, where they pursued a LLB/BA International Studies degree with a major in French. Their studies at this university focused on law, international law, and French. In 2007, they also participated in an exchange program at the Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, where they studied B.A International Studies with a focus on French. After concluding their undergraduate education, Thornton went on to pursue a Graduate Certificate of Philosophical Studies at Griffith University from an unspecified start year until 2014.