Aku Wilenius

Aku Wilenius began their career in 1994 as a Manufacturing Quality Assistant for Salcomp Plc. The following year, they worked as a Manufacturing Test Operator for Tellabs. In 1995, they joined National Instruments, where they held various positions including Inside Sales Representative, Applications Engineer, District Sales Manager, Technical Marketing for the Nordic Countries, Sales Manager for Finland, and Global Enterprise Account Manager. In 2018, they became the CEO and Co-Founder of Caidio, a Finnish climate tech startup.

Aku Wilenius obtained a Technician degree from Helsinki Polytechnic Stadia between 1991 and 1995 in Automation Technology. Aku then earned a Bachelor's degree from Metropolia University of Applied Sciences between 1996 and 2000 in Computer Science. Finally, they obtained a Master of Business Administration - MBA from Aalto University between 2017 and 2019 in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services. Additionally, Aku Wilenius was awarded the AMBA & BGA Excellence Awards Winner 2021 in February 2021 and was a Finalist for the same award in January 2021.