Elina Velka

Elina Velka has a diverse work experience spanning over many years. Elina currently works at Hoist Finance as an Investment Manager, where they manage NPL portfolio acquisitions in Germany, the Netherlands, and Belgium. In this role, Elina is responsible for the entire portfolio proposal, including deal structure, pricing, due diligence strategy, and proposed return levels. Elina also identifies best practices and actionable insights and fosters a collaborative culture within the company.

Prior to their current position, Elina worked at Hoist Finance as a Risk Officer. In this role, they were involved in the IRB project, where they collected and analyzed data from internal databases across Europe using Microsoft SQL and Alteryx. Additionally, Elina served as an Operational Risk Officer, educating and assisting staff and management in Stockholm and London in the operational risk framework.

Before joining Hoist Finance, Elina worked at Folkuniversitetet, where they held various roles. Elina served as the Deputy Head of Kursverksamheten at Balettakademien Stockholm, overseeing the overall management of the business and leading a team of pedagogues and students. Elina was responsible for the planning, development, and execution of course operations, as well as budgeting and performance follow-up.

Elina also worked as a Senior Educational Manager and an Educational Administrator at Folkuniversitetet, where they contributed to the organization's educational activities.

In addition to their work in the finance and education sectors, Elina has experience as a ballet pedagogue at Balettakademien Stockholm. Elina has also worked as a freelance dance artist and as a dancer at XIDA.

Overall, Elina Velka has demonstrated a strong background in finance, risk management, education administration, and ballet instruction throughout their career.

Elina Velka has a diverse education history. From 2000 to 2003, they attended Balettakademien Stockholm, where they obtained a Professional Degree in Dance. Following this, from 2007 to 2010, they pursued their Bachelor of Science in Engineering Physics/Applied Physics at KTH Royal Institute of Technology. Elina continued their education at KTH Royal Institute of Technology from 2010 to 2020, completing their Master of Science in Applied Mathematics. In 2018, they also obtained a certification in Project Management Fundamentals from STS | the project management training company.