Michelle Lopez, CFA, currently serves as the Head of Australasian Equities and Portfolio Manager at Pie Funds since February 2023. Previously, Michelle held various positions at abrdn from April 2004 to March 2023, including Head of Australian Equities, Deputy Head of Australian Equities, Investment Director, Investment Manager, and Investment Analyst. Prior to that role, Michelle worked as a Quantitative Analyst at Willis Towers Watson from November 2003 to April 2004 on the Asset Consulting team. Michelle holds a Bachelor of Applied Finance and Bachelor of Commerce from Macquarie University, completed in 2003, and has earned the CFA designation from the CFA Institute between 2005 and 2007. Furthermore, education includes attendance at INSEAD in 2015.