Nicholette Macdonald-Brown

Profile

Job title

Global Head of Active Equities

Work location

London, United Kingdom

Joined Aviva Investors

2025

Joined The Industry

2000

Biography

Main responsibilities

Nicholette is responsible for the strategic direction of Aviva Investors’ Equities business. Nicholette leads the Equities Senior Leadership Team and is a member of the Public Market Senior Leadership Team. Nicholette is Co-Portfolio Manager for the Global Climate Equity fund. 

Experience and qualifications

Prior to Aviva Investors Nicholette was Global Head of Sustainable Equities at Lombard Odier. Prior to that she was Head of European Blend and a portfolio manager at Schroders having joined in August 2011. She spent 11 years at Goldman Sachs in a variety of roles, most recently as an investment professional for Goldman Sachs Investment Partners. Previous roles included research and portfolio management responsibilities for Global and EAFE products, and Co-Head of the European Small Cap Equity Team.

Nicholette is a CFA charterholder and holds a degree in Economics and Politics.