# Jens Reedtz Nedergaard (@jenscph.eurosky.social)

Profile: https://sifa.id/p/jenscph.eurosky.social
Headline: Executive Advisor / Innovation / Ecosystem Development
Location: Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark

## About

\* 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)

## Experience

- **Executive Advisor at NedCon - Nedergaard Consulting** (2022 – present)
  Open for new development tasks
  \- feel free to contact.
- **Strategy & Business Developer, Finance Manager. at Nordic Bildung** (2022 – present)
  Strategic development of Nordic Bildung support for the education system, business, and government. Finance manager.
- **Board Member at E. R. Rasmussens Fond** (2019 – 2025)
  The foundation supports Danish companies and startups with favorable loans to advance their development.
- **Business and Project Development Manager at Danish Sound Cluster** (2023 – 2025)
  Developing Innovation Projects for the Danish Sound Industry (Health & Hearing, Acoustics, Audio Experiences and Talent Attraction)
- **Senior Relationship Manager at DigitalLead** (2020 – 2022)
  Building triple-helix ecosystems for businesses,  startups, universities, and the public sector, that supports mission-based innovation based on digitalization.
- **COO, Director of Management Consulting at Copenhagen Business Hub - Erhvervshus Hovedstaden** (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 at 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 at 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 at Ericsson** (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 at Ericsson** (1994 – 1997)
  Infrastructure Project Sales to Key Accounts
- **Project Manager at Cobham SATCOM** (1990 – 1994)
  Digital Satellite Communication at Eurocom Industries A/S & Skanti A/S
- **Research And Development Engineer at TDC / Telecom Research Laboratory** (1986 – 1990)
  Digital Signal Processing, Speech Coding
- **Executive Advisor / Business Developer at DTU Executive Business Education** (2017 – 2019)
  Building continuous learning concepts for board members, executives & research managers
  \- in the spot between business, technology & leadership. Supervisor for MBA students.

## Education

- **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 (2014 – 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. (2007 – 2009)
- **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. (1981 – 1986)
- **Falkonergårdens Gymnasium** — High School (1978 – 1981)
- **Søndermarksskolen** — Primary School (1969 – 1978)
- **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.   (1990 – 1994)

## Skills

- Nonprofit Organizations
- Process Optimization
- Business-to-Business (B2B)
- Strategic Thinking
- Strategic Consulting
- Market needs analysis
- Fundraising
- Executive Consultation
- Business Advising
- Board Governance
- Strategy
- Business Development
- Innovation Management
- Financial Accounting
- Change Management
- Entrepreneurship
- Business Strategy
- Organizational Development
- Management
- Project Management
- Management Consulting
- Key Account Management
- New Business Development
- Leadership
- Strategic Leadership
- People Management
- Telecommunications
- Strategic Planning
- Start-ups
- Analytical Skills
- Account Management
- Recruiting
- Stakeholder management
- Teamwork
- Sustainability
- Renewable Energy
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Business Process Improvement
- Program Management
- Executive Management
- Digital Strategy
- Strategic Planning
- Mentoring
- Social Media
- Digital Strategy
- Denmark
- Nordics

## Projects

- **Board Member of C4 Videncenter** — http://www.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** — http://www.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** — https://www.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** — http://www.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** — https://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

- Board Member @ SMV:Vækstpilot at Danmarks Erhvervsfremmebestyrelse
- Advisory Board Member / Digital Sovereignty at Akademiet for de Tekniske Videnskaber
- Board Member at IDA IT
- Advisory Board Member at OpinionPoint
- Board Member @ IDA Erhvervs- og Vækstudvalget at IDA
- Board Member @ SMV:Digital at Digitaliserings- og Ligestillingsministeriet
- E-corps member at Open Entrepreneurship DK
- Board Member @ Fremvirke at Fremvirke
- Board Member @ IDA Lederforum Hovedstaden at IDA
- Member of Board of Directors at Akademikernes A-kasse
- Leader of Tomorrows Leaders at FDF
- Accountant @ IDA Global Development at IDA

## Languages

- English (full_professional)
- Swedish (professional_working)
- Danish (native)

## Other profiles

- website: https://www.nedcon.dk