# 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, 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)

## Career

- **Executive Advisor at NedCon - Nedergaard Consulting** (May 2022 - Present)
  Open for new development tasks
  \- feel free to contact.
- **Strategy & Business Developer, Finance Manager. at Nordic Bildung** (Oct 2022 - Present)
  Copenhagen, Capital Region, DK
  Strategic development of Nordic Bildung support for the education system, business, and government. Finance manager.
- **Board Member at E. R. Rasmussens Fond** (Dec 2019 - Dec 2025)
  Copenhagen Area, Capital Region, DK
  The foundation supports Danish companies and startups with favorable loans to advance their development.
- **Business and Project Development Manager at Danish Sound Cluster** (Jan 2023 - Aug 2025)
  Copenhagen, Capital Region, DK
  Developing Innovation Projects for the Danish Sound Industry (Health & Hearing, Acoustics, Audio Experiences and Talent Attraction)
- **Senior Relationship Manager at DigitalLead** (Jan 2020 - Apr 2022)
  Copenhagen Area, Capital Region, DK
  Building triple-helix ecosystems for businesses,  startups, universities, and the public sector, that supports mission-based innovation based on digitalization.
- **Executive Advisor / Business Developer at DTU Executive Business Education** (2017 - 2019)
  Copenhagen Area, Capital Region, DK
  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 at Copenhagen Business Hub - Erhvervshus Hovedstaden** (2008 - 2017)
  Copenhagen Area, DK
  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)
  DK
  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

## 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

## Skills

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

## 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 (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)

## Courses

- Business Model Canvas
- Process Leadership
- Business Coaching
- Strategic Management of Growth Companies

## Involvement

### Volunteering
- Danmarks Erhvervsfremmebestyrelse
  Board Member @ SMV:Vækstpilot
  SME:Vækstpilot supports development in SMEs to strengthen the forward-looking growth and earnings opportunities through skills provision and development.
- Akademiet for de Tekniske Videnskaber
  Advisory Board Member / Digital Sovereignty
  Member of ATV Mission Lab "Digital Sovereignty"
- IDA IT
  Board Member
  Denmark's strongest network for IT professionals
- OpinionPoint
  Advisory Board Member
- IDA
  Board Member @ IDA Erhvervs- og Vækstudvalget
  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.
- Digitaliserings- og Ligestillingsministeriet
  Board Member @ SMV:Digital
  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.
- Open Entrepreneurship DK
  E-corps member
  Mentor/Advosor for research-based startups/spinouts from Danish universities.
- Fremvirke
  Board Member @ 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.
- IDA
  Board Member @ IDA Lederforum Hovedstaden
  IDA Leadership Forum is a society which for members with managerial responsibility and members with an interest in leadership & management.
- Akademikernes A-kasse
  Member of Board of Directors
- FDF
  Leader of Tomorrows Leaders
  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.
- IDA
  Accountant @ IDA Global Development
  IDA Global Development's objective to develop interdisciplinary competences of the engineering profession for participation in the international development and aid programmes.

## Languages

- Danish (native)
- English (full professional)
- Swedish (professional working)

## Links

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