About​

I’m a sociologist, social designer, and social change consultant usually dabbling with some combination of social innovation, strategy, computational social science, and systems thinking.

I have 17 years of experience in the intersection of research, technology, data, social change, and innovation.

Over the past decade, I have extensively engaged in analysis, design, strategy, and change management within the UN Secretary General’s innovation lab. Prior to this, my experience spanned the consulting industry, various NGOs, and two Danish ministries.

I hold a Master’s degree in Sociology from the University of Copenhagen and a Master’s in Historical Social Enquiry from the University of Manchester.

Experience

2023-2023
Strategy Consultant, UN Human Rights (OHCHR)

Developed a new, future-oriented IT strategy that supports a larger digital transformation in the organization.

2018-2022
Innovation Strategist, United Nations

Management, implementation, coordination and communication of innovation projects and consultation about the overall strategic planning and scoping of new projects and programmes in the UN Secretary-General’s innovation lab, UN Global Pulse.

2017-2018
Information Management Lead, International Federation of Red Cross & Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)

Built and led IFRC’s global Information Management Team and supported the IFRC network with the development and maintenance of innovative information management approaches for disaster and crisis prevention. The specific focus was on establishing IFRC Go, as a scalable, modular, open-source data and analysis platform used for operational decision-making during disasters and crises.

2013-2016
Data Innovation Specialist, United Nations

The main task was to identify where new forms of data and interdisciplinary innovative methods could be used in the UN System and to make it happen through recruitment, collaborative innovation projects, partnerships, and learning.