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Jens Reedtz Nedergaard

Jens Reedtz Nedergaard

Executive Advisor / Innovation / Ecosystem Development

Executive Advisor at NedCon - Nedergaard Consulting

Open to:Part-time rolesBoard positionsCollaborationsMentoring othersContract roles
Preferred workplace:On-siteRemote (worldwide)Hybrid
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  • Trusted Executive Advisor and Board Member in the Innovation field - bridging knowledge domains and mindsets (business/tech, corporate/startups, public/private, digital/ethics/democracy/bildung).
  • Facilitator of transformative change - an experienced leader of purpose-driven, knowledge-based organizations, guiding self-managed teams to high performance, digital transition etc.
  • Triple-Helix Project Management across sectors - orchestrating partnerships, fundraising, and operations through trust-based relationships.

Experience:

  • Creating and fundraising innovation at the intersection of technology, leadership, and business at Danish Sound Cluster, DigitalLead, and DTU Executive School of Business.
  • Leading and scaling an organization from 10 to 60 people as Director of Management Consulting at Business Hub Copenhagen, supporting startups, scaleups, and SMEs to achieve double-digit growth (walking the talk).
  • Developing leaders and HR executives in top-1000 Danish corporates as Network Manager at Center for Leadership (CfL).
  • Advancing thought leadership for a better democratic future in the Nordic Bildung movement, a philosophical and educational lab.
  • Selling and developing telecommunications solutions, including as Head of Sales and Marketing for Ericsson’s largest Danish key accounts.

Education:

  • Board Leadership & Corporate Governance Education (2015)
  • Executive Master in Leadership and Innovation (2009)
  • Diploma in Organization & Strategy (1993)
  • MSc in Engineering, Digital Signal Processing (1986)

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Career: 13

Executive Advisor

NedCon - Nedergaard Consulting

May 2022 - Present

Open for new development tasks - feel free to contact.

Strategy & Business Developer, Finance Manager.

Nordic Bildung

Copenhagen, Capital Region, DK

Oct 2022 - Present

Strategic development of Nordic Bildung support for the education system, business, and government. Finance manager.

Board Member

E. R. Rasmussens Fond

Copenhagen Area, Capital Region, DK

Dec 2019 - Dec 2025

The foundation supports Danish companies and startups with favorable loans to advance their development.

Business and Project Development Manager

Danish Sound Cluster

Copenhagen, Capital Region, DK

Jan 2023 - Aug 2025

Developing Innovation Projects for the Danish Sound Industry (Health & Hearing, Acoustics, Audio Experiences and Talent Attraction)

Senior Relationship Manager

DigitalLead

Copenhagen Area, Capital Region, DK

Jan 2020 - Apr 2022

Building triple-helix ecosystems for businesses, startups, universities, and the public sector, that supports mission-based innovation based on digitalization.

Executive Advisor / Business Developer

DTU Executive Business Education

Copenhagen Area, Capital Region, DK

2017 - 2019

Building continuous learning concepts for board members, executives & research managers - in the spot between business, technology & leadership. Supervisor for MBA students.

COO, Director of Management Consulting

Copenhagen Business Hub - Erhvervshus Hovedstaden

Copenhagen Area, DK

2008 - 2017

Leader of a great team of experienced management consultants and project managers, who make business development support to growth oriented startups, scaleups & SMEs. Result: Additional double-digit growth at clients compared to peers. Fundraiser and founder of leadership development program ”Vækst via Ledelse" for more than 700 SME owners/CEOs.

Network Director / Management Consultant

CfL - Bedre ledere. Bedre resultater.

2004 - 2008

Building and facilitating Executive & HR networks for executives in top-1000 corporates in Denmark, Leadership & Strategy Development, Change Management

Project Director

Baltic Development Forum

2003 - 2004

Deployment of regional strategies (Public-Private Partnerships) in the Baltic Sea region (Nordic/Baltic countries) with focus on Information & Communication Technology. Founder of Digital Think Tank and cross-national networks.

Sales & Marketing Director, Market Development Manager

Ericsson

DK

1997 - 2002

Sales & Market responsible for largest key account at Ericsson Denmark, leading a sales and product management team of 17 people within telco infrastructure (3G, ADSL, IN)

Key Account Manager

Ericsson

1994 - 1997

Infrastructure Project Sales to Key Accounts

Project Manager

Cobham SATCOM

1990 - 1994

Digital Satellite Communication at Eurocom Industries A/S & Skanti A/S

Research And Development Engineer

TDC / Telecom Research Laboratory

1986 - 1990

Digital Signal Processing, Speech Coding

Education: 6

CBS Executive

The purpose of the Board Education Programme is to give a 360 degree view of the Board's tasks, issues and relationships. The six month programme is based on 16 intense workshop-days facilitated by top executives and board

Jan 2014 - Jan 2015

Aarhus University

Executive Master, The Executive Master in Leadership and Innovation in Complex Systems (LAICS) is a two-year part-time executive education and centres on innovation and leadership from a 'real-world', practice-based and social skills perspective.

Jan 2007 - Jan 2009

Copenhagen Business School (CBS)

HD-O study in leadership and development tasks in organisations, either from a managerial role or other roles that presumes leadership, in preparation for encountering and managing complex organisational challenges in cooperation with others.

Sep 1990 - Jun 1994

DTU - Technical University of Denmark

Master of Science - MS, The MSc programme is a research-based technological programme at elite level aimed at qualifying the graduate for a knowledge-intensive position in computer and telco industry and in society in general.

Jan 1981 - Jan 1986

Falkonergårdens Gymnasium

High School

1978 - 1981

Søndermarksskolen

Primary School

Jan 1969 - Jan 1978

Projects: 7

Board Member of C4 Videncenter

c4.dk

C4 Knowledge Centre is a strong environment for entrepreneurs and businesses in Hillerød and North Zealand including office and meeting facilities, business support, workshops, network and social events.

Board member at InfinIT

infinit.dk

InfinIT is a Danish network for innovative utilization of IT. The goal is to convert the infinite possibilities that technology offers into concrete collaborations between research and industry.

Advisory Board member at Akademikernes A-kasse

aka.dk/startup/

Ambitious recruitment and unemployment Insurance for Academics (largest in Denmark with 200.000 members). Fostering the AKA Startup program.

Advisory Board member at Kvinder I Bestyrelser / We Grow Companies

kvinderibestyrelser.dk/

The member based organisation is established in order to provide women in formal leadership at larger companies with an opportunity to gain board membership experience, thus expanding their overall career possibilities.

Board member of IDA Lederforum Hovedstaden

universe.ida.dk/ida-lederforum/

IDA Leadership Forum is a management professional association that caters engineers with a leadership job and/or interested in leadership

Board member of Beyond Beta

Beyond Beta is a industry-specific accelerator program designed for Danish Startups.

Founder, Fundraiser, Steering Committee Member - Vækst via Ledelse

Fundraiser and founder of the leadership development program ”Vækst via Ledelse" for more than 700 SME owners/CEOs. Member of the Steering Committee

Volunteering: 12

Board Member @ SMV:Vækstpilot

Danmarks Erhvervsfremmebestyrelse

SME:Vækstpilot supports development in SMEs to strengthen the forward-looking growth and earnings opportunities through skills provision and development.

Advisory Board Member / Digital Sovereignty

Akademiet for de Tekniske Videnskaber

Member of ATV Mission Lab "Digital Sovereignty"

Board Member

IDA IT

Denmark's strongest network for IT professionals

Advisory Board Member

OpinionPoint

Board Member @ IDA Erhvervs- og Vækstudvalget

IDA

The Business and Growth Committee prepares IDA's positions on policy areas in business conditions, technology development, and innovation. IDA is the Danish Society of Engineers with more than 140.000 members.

Board Member @ SMV:Digital

Digitaliserings- og Ligestillingsministeriet

SMV:Digital helps small and medium-sized companies start their digital development. SMV:Digital was established in 2018 and in 2018-2022 has supported almost 6,000 digital projects in SMEs.

E-corps member

Open Entrepreneurship DK

Mentor/Advosor for research-based startups/spinouts from Danish universities.

Board Member @ Fremvirke

Fremvirke

Fremvirke is a community that prepares people for their own future i.e. “Bildung”. Fremvirke works for a society built on reason, spirit and community, where man controls technology and the market, and where we, on an individual level, master democracy.

Board Member @ IDA Lederforum Hovedstaden

IDA

IDA Leadership Forum is a society which for members with managerial responsibility and members with an interest in leadership & management.

Member of Board of Directors

Akademikernes A-kasse

Leader of Tomorrows Leaders

FDF

Activities in FDF give children and youth unsurpassed experiences with nature, communities, task solving & other basic "bildung". I've been responsible for the leadership development program of FDF Copenhagen, local board member & leader for local scout group.

Accountant @ IDA Global Development

IDA

IDA Global Development's objective to develop interdisciplinary competences of the engineering profession for participation in the international development and aid programmes.

Languages: 3

Danish(Native or bilingual)
English(Full professional)
Swedish(Professional working)

Skills: 45

Technical

Analytical SkillsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Business Process ImprovementExecutive ConsultationFinancial AccountingManagement ConsultingProcess OptimizationProgram Management
Strategic Consulting

Business

Account ManagementBusiness AdvisingBusiness DevelopmentBusiness StrategyBusiness-to-Business (B2B)Digital StrategyFundraisingKey Account Management
Market needs analysisNew Business DevelopmentProject ManagementStrategic LeadershipStrategic PlanningStrategic ThinkingStrategySustainability

Interpersonal

Board GovernanceChange ManagementExecutive ManagementInnovation ManagementLeadershipManagementMentoringOrganizational Development
People ManagementRecruitingStakeholder managementTeamwork

Industry

EntrepreneurshipNonprofit OrganizationsRenewable EnergySocial MediaTelecommunications

Community

DenmarkNordicsStart-ups

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