Dr. Mark Aarons 
(VFMC and Monash University)

Mark is the Head of Investment Risk at Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC) and an Adjunct Associate Professor at Monash University in the Centre for Quantitative Finance and Investment Strategies. Previously, he was the global head of FICC Structuring at National Australia Bank for over 7 years, leading the team that provided tailored derivatives to financial institutions and large corporate clients. He has over 14 years’ financial markets experience in Australia and the UK, across both Front Office and quantitative Market Risk roles. He obtained a PhD in Mathematics at the Max Planck Institute / Free University Berlin and has bachelor degrees in Law and Science (both with Honours) from Monash University.