EXPERIENCE

 

Director Forskel, - present

Chairman, Danish Government, Ministry of Industry, Business and Financial Affairs. Chairing the Committee focusing on reforming the Danish business promotion system.

Special advisor for the Danish Government (Minister of Innovation) on reforming the public sector chairing the three “Udfordringspaneler”.

 

 

Founding Partner at Struensee & Co. 2014 - 2017

Leading projects e.g. at universities, Danish Ministry of Finance, Danish Ministry of Industry, Business and Financial Affairs, Innovationsfonden, Danish Ministry of Health, Danish Ministry of Education, large private companies. Leading the transformation project of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) on strategy and finance 2017.

CEO, City of Copenhagen 2006 - 2014

As CEO leading the transformation of the City of Copenhagen (+ 45.000 employees and a budget on more than 40 billions DKK) improving the quality of the services and the economic performance as well as making Copenhagen “The Most Livable City in the World”

CEO, Agency for Governmental Management, Ministry of Finance 2003 - 2006

Responsible for e.g. the state budget and accounting. Leading the projects on e.g. Nemkonto, electronic invoicing and digitalization of payrolls.

CEO, Agency for Finance Administration at Ministry of Finance 2002 - 2003

Responsible for Danish state assets and liabilities including Hypotekbanken and Danmarks Fiskeribank. Preparing the merger with the Agency for Governmental Management in 2003

Head of Division, Ministry of Finance 1999 - 2002

Responsible for policy and budget on business policy, education, research, infrastructure, culture, environment and agriculture

Head of Division, Ministry of Health 1996 - 1999

Responsible for analysis and health research policy including relations to National Health Authority, Danish Medicines Agency and SSI. Responsible for analysis and e.g. leading the Secretariat for the Life Expectancy Committee

PA to the Minister of Finance (Mogens Lykketoft), 1995 - 1996

Planning and participating in meeting and negotiations with the Minister of Finance. Working with the press.

Head of Section, Ministry of Finance, 1995

Regional and local government and economics

Head of Section, Ministry of Health, 1993 - 1994

Organization and finance of Danish hospitals including the formation of HS

 

Board Experience

  • Copenhagen House of Food 2011 – 2013. Improving food quality in the Danish public sector
  • Bella Center A/S 2006 – 2007. Restructuring the company including the preparation for Bella Sky Hotels
  • SKI (National Procurement Ltd) 2003 - 2006. Consolidating public sector suppliers, framing of general tenders etc.
  • Eksportkreditfonden (EKF) 2002 - 2006. EKF assists in securing private companies international business transactions (export), from initial contact with a client abroad until the last installment is paid.
  • Freja Ejendomme A/S 2001 - 2004. Developing and selling public real estate on the commercial market.
  • Employer’s Reimbursement System (ATP Foundation) 1999 - 2001

 

University Experience

  • Chairman Advisory Board, Department of Political Science, University of Aarhus, 2010 -2013
  • External lecturer, University of Copenhagen 1998 – 2000. Intergovernmental relations
  • External lecturer, University of Aarhus, 1997. Health care policy.
  • Instructor, Department of Political Science, University of Aarhus 1989 – 1991. Statistics and Research Methodology

 

Education

  • INSEAD, Leadership in the Knowledge Society, 2000
  • University of Aarhus, MA, Political Science and Government, 1992
  • University of Essex, Social science data analysis, 1989
  • University of Aarhus, Institute of Linguistics, Propaedeutic exam, Hungarian language, 1988