Michelle is a Director on the Operational Due Diligence team and has over 19 years of industry experience. She performs and manages the operational reviews of alternative investments. In her role, Michelle conducts onsite visits with managers, liaises with service providers, reviews documentation and prepares analysis for Aksia’s clients. Michelle is also Aksia’s ESG and Sustainability Officer and is responsible for overseeing the evaluation of ESG considerations and their integration into Aksia’s research approach.

Prior to joining Aksia in 2014, Michelle was the Head of Operational Due Diligence on the Alternative Investments team at Santander. Before joining Santander, Michelle held various roles within Deloitte’s global offices, including Audit Manager with the financial services division (Sydney, Australia) and the transaction services division (London, UK).

Michelle graduated from the University of Cape Town with a BS in Finance with honors and has a Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting. She is a Chartered Accountant (South Africa).