Vigdis M. Almestad

Vigdis Almestad has a degree in economics and business administration and an MBA from the Norwegian School of Economics.

Background and experience

Vigdis joined ODIN in January 2016.  She has a broad investment background and 25 years’ experience as a fund manager.  Vigdis has worked as a fund manager for Avanse Forvaltning A/S and Folketrygdfondet (the government pension fund), and has been investment director for a private investment firm and deputy investment director at Orkla ASA.  She also worked at the Norwegian Ministry of Finance.

Vigdis has been the principal fund manager for ODIN Norge since August 2016 to april 2021, and for ODIN Norden since June 2020.