About
Easter Niko is Mercato's Fund Controller, helping manage the firm's accounting and capital operations with a focus on financial reporting and fund accounting. He was previously a senior fund associate at Alter Domus, an auditor at BDO, an Asset Management Associate at Goldman Sachs, and a senior financial analyst at Avi Networks (now part of VMware). He holds a B.A. in accounting and Chinese literature from Brigham Young University–Hawaii and a Master of Accountancy from the University of Utah's David Eccles School of Business.
Experience
- MercatoFinancial Controllercurrent2023 — present
- Tuvalu Trust FundBoard Advisorcurrent2022 — presentFunafuti, Tuvalu
- Alter DomusSenior Fund Associate2022 — 2023
- Goldman SachsAsset Management Associate2020 — 2022Salt Lake City, Utah
- Avi NetworksSenior Financial Analyst2018 — 2020Santa Clara, California
- BDO USA, LLPExperienced Audit Associate2017 — 2018Greater Salt Lake City Area
- Brigham Young University HawaiiJunior Accountant2015 — 2016Financial Services
- Enactus United StatesAssistant Project Manager2011 — 2012Hawaiian Islands
Skills & more
Pension FundsExecutive AdvisoryBoard Advisory ServicesVenture CapitalPrivate EquityBusiness ValuationFund ManagementFund AccountingCorporate FinanceFund ServicesProblem Solving7Critical Thinking13
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Team LeadershipMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft OfficeTeamworkPowerPointMicrosoft WordPublic SpeakingCustomer ServiceLeadershipManagementStrategic PlanningTime ManagementLanguages Chinese · English · Fijian · Tuvaluan
- Leading Change — University of Cambridge
- Exceptional Young Leader — The Queen's Young Leaders Programme
- TERP 10 — SAP
From Easter's professional profile.
Colleagues at Mercato Partners
Amy Cooper
Executive Assistant at Mercato Partners
Austin Lignell
Associate at Mercato Partners
Ben Davis
Director at Mercato Partners
Brian Lanier
Chief Financial Officer at Mercato Partners
Casey Nixon
Senior Associate at Mercato Partners
Dave Boyce
Director at Mercato Partners
Giovanni Calo
Investment Analyst at Mercato Partners
Greg Warnock
Co-Founder & Managing Director at Mercato Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Easter Niko?
- Easter Niko is Mercato's Fund Controller, helping manage the firm's accounting and capital operations with a focus on financial reporting and fund accounting. He was previously a senior fund associate at Alter Domus, an auditor at BDO, an Asset Management Associate at Goldman Sachs, and a senior financial analyst at Avi Networks (now part of VMware). He holds a B.A. in accounting and Chinese literature from Brigham Young University–Hawaii and a Master of Accountancy from the University of Utah's David Eccles School of Business.
- Where does Easter Niko work?
- Easter Niko is Fund Controller at Mercato Partners.
- Where did Easter Niko go to school?
- Easter Niko studied at University of Utah - David Eccles School of Business (Master's degree, Accounting); Brigham Young University–Hawaii (Bachelor’s Degree, Accounting & Chinese Literature).
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