Carol Aquino

Carol Aquino has a diverse work experience in various industries. Currently, they are the "Head of Consumer Tech (Maternity Cover)" at WGSN, where they manage a team of international strategists and writers. Their responsibilities include overseeing the content calendar, updating the website, and reviewing team reports.

Prior to this, Carol worked at The Good Egg as a Private Investor, Investor Relations & Communications Manager, and Apprentice. Carol played a key role in setting up the restaurant's second branch and was responsible for communications and investor relations.

Carol also served as a Senior Researcher at Finance Consultoria, where they managed a research project on the social impact of a mining accident. Carol led a team in analyzing data to calculate the monetary and psychological impact on individuals, businesses, and the government.

Previously, they co-managed AUDACIALDN, a retail brand, where they handled logistics, wholesale efforts, and marketing activities. Carol also worked as a Junior Consultant at J. Walter Thompson Intelligence, assisting in data gathering and filtering for trend reports.

Additionally, Carol had their own venture, Canvas55, where they offered trend reports, branding consultancy, and helped clients with product launches. Carol was also a Consulting Trend Forecasting Analyst at trendwatching.com and an Editor-at-Large at Fashion Trendsetter.

Earlier in their career, Carol interned at Stylus.com and worked as a freelance consultant at Trend Menu.

Carol Aquino has a diverse education history. Carol obtained their MA in Fashion Journalism from the London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London, graduating in 2012. Prior to that, they pursued an MSc in Public Policy at UCL from 2005 to 2007. In 1998, Carol completed their BA in Economics at Ibmec, and they attended Colégio Santo Inácio from 1987 to 1997 for their primary and secondary education.