Kristian Rude

Kristian Rude has over 20 years of experience in the IT industry. Kristian began their career in 1996 as a Senior Consultant (SAP) at PricewaterhouseCoopers. In 1999, they moved to Intelligroup as a Senior Consultant (SAP). In 2000, they became a Director at Framfab, where they were responsible for business development, operations and management, and project and programme management. In 2002, they co-founded Effective-Learning, and in 2011 they co-founded Effective-Companies and Effective-People. Kristian was the CEO and Partner of Effective-Companies, and the Working Chairman and Director and Partner of Effective-Learning. In 2017, they founded Nubes Implement, which was sold to Kainos WorkSmart Limited, and they became the Co-Founder and Investor of ATOBI. Kristian also became the Sales Director and Regional Director of Kainos, where they are currently employed.

Kristian Rude's education history includes completing a B.Sc in Economics at the Copenhagen Business School from 1986 to 1988, followed by a two-year stint in the Danish Army at the Sergent School from 1991 to 1992, and the Lieutenant School from 1992 to 1993. In 1993, they returned to the Copenhagen Business School to pursue an M.Sc in Management of Technology, which they completed in 1996. Kristian also attended the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey in 1994.