Kristina Church

Kristina is Group Head of Sustainability at Aberdeen Group plc. Her career spans 20 years in Financial Services, the latter part in investment management. She has always been fascinated by the intersection between financial resilience and sustainable growth. She was Global Head of Sustainable Solutions and Responsible Investing at BNY Mellon and previously Head of Sustainable Solutions at Lombard Odier. She spent more than a decade as an equity analyst at Barclays Capital and Citi, covering the European automotive sector before transitioning to a role focused on thematic research on sustainability across multiple sectors. Kristina started her career at Deloitte where she qualified as a chartered accountant. 

Kristina is passionate about financial inclusion and education and throughout her career has enjoyed mentoring, tutoring and identifying emerging talent. Kristina is a Trustee of the University of Buckingham and member of its Finance & Resources Committee; chair of the Finance Committee of Future Academies, a multi-academy trust; Chair of the Local Governing Board for Laureate Academy and sits on the Advisory Committee of the Impact Investing Institute.