Kati Eriksson, CFA, is the head of investments at Aalto University Endowment, where she has overall responsibility for the endowment’s investment management and steers the investment strategy and implementation in order to generate additional funding for research and education. Previously, she worked for the State Pension Fund of Finland (VER) as head of strategic analysis. Ms. Eriksson was responsible for planning strategic and dynamic asset allocation and was in charge of investment policy and investment risk management. She serves as Presidents Council Representative, EMEA West and EU Standards & Advocacy Advisory Committee chair at CFA Institute. Ms. Eriksson is also a member of the EDHEC Risk-Institute Advisory Board. She participates in CFA Program Practice Analysis, giving practitioner input on the topic areas of portfolio management and wealth planning. Ms. Eriksson is past president of CFA Society Finland.